What color is #87B6C1?

#87B6C1 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Crystal Lake. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #87B6C1?

The RGB value is 135, 182, 193: 135 red, 182 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #87B6C1?

The complementary color is #C19287, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87B6C1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.49:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#87B6C1 color

#87B6C1 rgb(135, 182, 193)

Shades of teal

The hex color #87B6C1 is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 71.4% green and 75.7% blue (135, 182, 193).

Its hue angle is 191°, with 32% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Crystal Lake (#88B5C4), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.49:1).

#87B6C1 color codes

HEX	`#87B6C1`
RGB	`rgb(135, 182, 193)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 71.4%, 75.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(191, 32%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(191, 30%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 6%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.18, -12.89, -10.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.18, 16.69, 219.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.342, 42.455, 56.722)`
Decimal	`8894145`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #87B6C1, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #87B6C1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#87B6C1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #87B6C1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87b6c1; }
.text { color: #87b6c1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87b6c1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 182 193 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87b6c1, #8799c1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sky Blue.

Questions

What color is #87B6C1?: #87B6C1 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Crystal Lake. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #87B6C1?: The RGB value is 135, 182, 193: 135 red, 182 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #87B6C1?: The complementary color is #C19287, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87B6C1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.49:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.