What color is #87BEB3?

#87BEB3 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Mintnight. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #87BEB3?

The RGB value is 135, 190, 179: 135 red, 190 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #87BEB3?

The complementary color is #BE8792, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87BEB3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.05:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#87BEB3 color

#87BEB3 rgb(135, 190, 179)

Shades of teal

The hex color #87BEB3 is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 74.5% green and 70.2% blue (135, 190, 179).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 30% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Mintnight (#7CBBAE), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.05:1).

#87BEB3 color codes

HEX	`#87BEB3`
RGB	`rgb(135, 190, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 74.5%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 30%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 29%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 6%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.04, -20.25, -0.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.04, 20.25, 180.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.539, 45.231, 49.444)`
Decimal	`8896179`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #87BEB3, 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 #87BEB3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#87BEB3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.05:1	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 #87BEB3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87beb3; }
.text { color: #87beb3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87beb3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 190 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87beb3, #87adbe); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #87BEB3?: #87BEB3 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Mintnight. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #87BEB3?: The RGB value is 135, 190, 179: 135 red, 190 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #87BEB3?: The complementary color is #BE8792, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87BEB3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.05:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.