What color is #87BEBD?

#87BEBD 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 #87BEBD?

The RGB value is 135, 190, 189: 135 red, 190 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #87BEBD?

The complementary color is #BE8788, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87BEBD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.13:1 and white text 2.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#87BEBD color

#87BEBD rgb(135, 190, 189)

Shades of teal

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 74.5% green and 74.1% blue (135, 190, 189).

Its hue angle is 179°, with 30% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Riverbed (#86BEBE), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.13:1).

#87BEBD color codes

HEX	`#87BEBD`
RGB	`rgb(135, 190, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 74.5%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(179, 30%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(179, 29%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 1%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.32, -17.99, -5.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.32, 18.74, 196.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.587, 45.65, 54.965)`
Decimal	`8896189`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #87BEBD, 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 #87BEBD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#87BEBD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.13:1	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 #87BEBD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87bebd; }
.text { color: #87bebd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87bebd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 190 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87bebd, #87a3be); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #87BEBD?: #87BEBD 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 #87BEBD?: The RGB value is 135, 190, 189: 135 red, 190 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #87BEBD?: The complementary color is #BE8788, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87BEBD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.13:1 and white text 2.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.