What color is #87B8AF?

#87B8AF is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Treetop. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #87B8AF?

The RGB value is 135, 184, 175: 135 red, 184 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #87B8AF?

The complementary color is #B88790, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87B8AF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.51:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#87B8AF color

#87B8AF rgb(135, 184, 175)

Shades of teal

The hex color #87B8AF is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 72.2% green and 68.6% blue (135, 184, 175).

Its hue angle is 169°, with 26% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Treetop (#91B6AC), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.51:1).

#87B8AF color codes

HEX	`#87B8AF`
RGB	`rgb(135, 184, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 72.2%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(169, 26%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(169, 27%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 5%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.23, -18.07, -0.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.23, 18.08, 182.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.868, 42.525, 46.92)`
Decimal	`8894639`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #87B8AF, 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 #87B8AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#87B8AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.51:1	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 #87B8AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87b8af; }
.text { color: #87b8af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87b8af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 184 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87b8af, #87a9b8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #87B8AF?: #87B8AF is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Treetop. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #87B8AF?: The RGB value is 135, 184, 175: 135 red, 184 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #87B8AF?: The complementary color is #B88790, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87B8AF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.51:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.