What color is #87BCC1?

#87BCC1 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 #87BCC1?

The RGB value is 135, 188, 193: 135 red, 188 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #87BCC1?

The complementary color is #C18C87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87BCC1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.99:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#87BCC1 color

#87BCC1 rgb(135, 188, 193)

Shades of teal

The hex color #87BCC1 is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 73.7% green and 75.7% blue (135, 188, 193).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 32% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Misty Cold Sea (#83BBC1), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.99:1).

#87BCC1 color codes

HEX	`#87BCC1`
RGB	`rgb(135, 188, 193)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 73.7%, 75.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 32%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 30%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 3%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.87, -16.02, -8.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.87, 17.95, 206.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.597, 44.966, 57.14)`
Decimal	`8895681`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #87BCC1, 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 #87BCC1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#87BCC1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.99:1	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 #87BCC1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87bcc1; }
.text { color: #87bcc1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87bcc1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 188 193 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87bcc1, #879fc1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Blue.

Questions

What color is #87BCC1?: #87BCC1 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 #87BCC1?: The RGB value is 135, 188, 193: 135 red, 188 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #87BCC1?: The complementary color is #C18C87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87BCC1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.99:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.