What color is #87B9BE?

#87B9BE is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Misty Cold Sea. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #87B9BE?

The RGB value is 135, 185, 190: 135 red, 185 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #87B9BE?

The complementary color is #BE8C87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87B9BE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.71:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#87B9BE color

#87B9BE rgb(135, 185, 190)

Shades of teal

The hex color #87B9BE is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 72.5% green and 74.5% blue (135, 185, 190).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 30% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Misty Cold Sea (#83BBC1), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.71:1).

#87B9BE color codes

HEX	`#87B9BE`
RGB	`rgb(135, 185, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 72.5%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 30%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 29%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 3%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.94, -15.17, -7.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.94, 17.08, 207.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.632, 43.565, 55.184)`
Decimal	`8894910`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #87B9BE, 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 #87B9BE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#87B9BE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.71:1	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 #87B9BE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87b9be; }
.text { color: #87b9be; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87b9be; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 185 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87b9be, #879dbe); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #87B9BE?: #87B9BE is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Misty Cold Sea. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #87B9BE?: The RGB value is 135, 185, 190: 135 red, 185 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #87B9BE?: The complementary color is #BE8C87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87B9BE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.71:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.