What color is #87C8BA?

#87C8BA 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 #87C8BA?

The RGB value is 135, 200, 186: 135 red, 200 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #87C8BA?

The complementary color is #C88795, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87C8BA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#87C8BA color

#87C8BA rgb(135, 200, 186)

Shades of teal

The hex color #87C8BA is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 78.4% green and 72.9% blue (135, 200, 186).

Its hue angle is 167°, with 37% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Seaborn (#85C2B2), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11:1).

#87C8BA color codes

HEX	`#87C8BA`
RGB	`rgb(135, 200, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 78.4%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(167, 37%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(167, 32%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 7%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.07, -23.71, 0.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.07, 23.72, 178.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.506, 50.002, 54.015)`
Decimal	`8898746`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #87C8BA, 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 #87C8BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#87C8BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11:1	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 #87C8BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87c8ba; }
.text { color: #87c8ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87c8ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 200 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87c8ba, #87b5c8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Aquamarine.

Questions

What color is #87C8BA?: #87C8BA 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 #87C8BA?: The RGB value is 135, 200, 186: 135 red, 200 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #87C8BA?: The complementary color is #C88795, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87C8BA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.