What color is #87C2BB?

#87C2BB is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Riverbed. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #87C2BB?

The RGB value is 135, 194, 187: 135 red, 194 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #87C2BB?

The complementary color is #C2878E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87C2BB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.46:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#87C2BB color

#87C2BB rgb(135, 194, 187)

Shades of teal

The hex color #87C2BB is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 76.1% green and 73.3% blue (135, 194, 187).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 33% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Riverbed (#86BEBE), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.46:1).

#87C2BB color codes

HEX	`#87C2BB`
RGB	`rgb(135, 194, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 76.1%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 33%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 30%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 4%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.39, -20.48, -2.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.39, 20.64, 187.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.25, 47.32, 54.122)`
Decimal	`8897211`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #87C2BB, 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 #87C2BB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#87C2BB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.46:1	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 #87C2BB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87c2bb; }
.text { color: #87c2bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87c2bb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 194 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87c2bb, #87abc2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #87C2BB?: #87C2BB is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Riverbed. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #87C2BB?: The RGB value is 135, 194, 187: 135 red, 194 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #87C2BB?: The complementary color is #C2878E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87C2BB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.46:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.