What color is #87B7B5?

#87B7B5 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Riverbed. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #87B7B5?

The RGB value is 135, 183, 181: 135 red, 183 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #87B7B5?

The complementary color is #B78789, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87B7B5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.47:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#87B7B5 color

#87B7B5 rgb(135, 183, 181)

Shades of teal

The hex color #87B7B5 is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 71.8% green and 71% blue (135, 183, 181).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 25% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Riverbed (#86BEBE), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.47:1).

#87B7B5 color codes

HEX	`#87B7B5`
RGB	`rgb(135, 183, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 71.8%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 25%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 26%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 1%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.11, -16.21, -4.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.11, 16.73, 194.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.263, 42.352, 50.024)`
Decimal	`8894389`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #87B7B5, 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 #87B7B5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#87B7B5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.47:1	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 #87B7B5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87b7b5; }
.text { color: #87b7b5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87b7b5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 183 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87b7b5, #87a1b7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #87B7B5?: #87B7B5 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Riverbed. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #87B7B5?: The RGB value is 135, 183, 181: 135 red, 183 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #87B7B5?: The complementary color is #B78789, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87B7B5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.47:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.