What color is #87BCB8?

#87BCB8 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 #87BCB8?

The RGB value is 135, 188, 184: 135 red, 188 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #87BCB8?

The complementary color is #BC878B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87BCB8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.92:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#87BCB8 color

#87BCB8 rgb(135, 188, 184)

Shades of teal

The hex color #87BCB8 is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 73.7% green and 72.2% blue (135, 188, 184).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 28% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Riverbed (#86BEBE), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.92:1).

#87BCB8 color codes

HEX	`#87BCB8`
RGB	`rgb(135, 188, 184)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 73.7%, 72.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 28%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 28%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 2%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.61, -18.11, -3.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.61, 18.45, 191.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.624, 44.576, 52.012)`
Decimal	`8895672`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #87BCB8, 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 #87BCB8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#87BCB8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.92:1	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 #87BCB8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87bcb8; }
.text { color: #87bcb8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87bcb8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 188 184 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87bcb8, #87a5bc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #87BCB8?: #87BCB8 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 #87BCB8?: The RGB value is 135, 188, 184: 135 red, 188 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #87BCB8?: The complementary color is #BC878B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87BCB8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.92:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.