What color is #87BDAF?

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

What is the RGB value of #87BDAF?

The RGB value is 135, 189, 175: 135 red, 189 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #87BDAF?

The complementary color is #BD8795, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87BDAF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.93:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#87BDAF color

#87BDAF rgb(135, 189, 175)

Shades of green

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 74.1% green and 68.6% blue (135, 189, 175).

Its hue angle is 164°, with 29% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Seaborn (#85C2B2), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.93:1).

#87BDAF color codes

HEX	`#87BDAF`
RGB	`rgb(135, 189, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 74.1%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(164, 29%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(164, 29%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 7%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.65, -20.62, 1.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.65, 20.67, 176.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.925, 44.639, 47.273)`
Decimal	`8895919`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #87BDAF, 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 #87BDAF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#87BDAF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.93:1	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 #87BDAF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87bdaf; }
.text { color: #87bdaf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87bdaf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 189 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87bdaf, #87b0bd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Aquamarine.

Questions

What color is #87BDAF?: #87BDAF is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Seaborn. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #87BDAF?: The RGB value is 135, 189, 175: 135 red, 189 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #87BDAF?: The complementary color is #BD8795, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87BDAF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.93:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.