What color is #87C0B3?

#87C0B3 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Seaborn. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #87C0B3?

The RGB value is 135, 192, 179: 135 red, 192 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #87C0B3?

The complementary color is #C08794, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87C0B3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.22:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#87C0B3 color

#87C0B3 rgb(135, 192, 179)

Shades of teal

The hex color #87C0B3 is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 75.3% green and 70.2% blue (135, 192, 179).

Its hue angle is 166°, with 31% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Seaborn (#85C2B2), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.22:1).

#87C0B3 color codes

HEX	`#87C0B3`
RGB	`rgb(135, 192, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 75.3%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(166, 31%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(166, 30%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 7%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.61, -21.26, 0.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.61, 21.27, 178.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.975, 46.103, 49.59)`
Decimal	`8896691`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #87C0B3, 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 #87C0B3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#87C0B3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.22:1	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 #87C0B3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87c0b3; }
.text { color: #87c0b3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87c0b3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 192 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87c0b3, #87b1c0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Aquamarine.

Questions

What color is #87C0B3?: #87C0B3 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Seaborn. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #87C0B3?: The RGB value is 135, 192, 179: 135 red, 192 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #87C0B3?: The complementary color is #C08794, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87C0B3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.22:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.