What color is #87BAB3?

#87BAB3 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Riverbed. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #87BAB3?

The RGB value is 135, 186, 179: 135 red, 186 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #87BAB3?

The complementary color is #BA878E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87BAB3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.7:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#87BAB3 color

#87BAB3 rgb(135, 186, 179)

Shades of teal

The hex color #87BAB3 is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 72.9% green and 70.2% blue (135, 186, 179).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 27% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Riverbed (#86BEBE), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.7:1).

#87BAB3 color codes

HEX	`#87BAB3`
RGB	`rgb(135, 186, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 72.9%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 27%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 27%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 4%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.91, -18.21, -1.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.91, 18.3, 185.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.685, 43.522, 49.159)`
Decimal	`8895155`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #87BAB3, 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 #87BAB3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#87BAB3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.7:1	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 #87BAB3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87bab3; }
.text { color: #87bab3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87bab3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 186 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87bab3, #87a8ba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #87BAB3?: #87BAB3 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Riverbed. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #87BAB3?: The RGB value is 135, 186, 179: 135 red, 186 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #87BAB3?: The complementary color is #BA878E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87BAB3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.7:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.