What color is #87CABD?

#87CABD 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 #87CABD?

The RGB value is 135, 202, 189: 135 red, 202 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #87CABD?

The complementary color is #CA8794, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87CABD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.21:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#87CABD color

#87CABD rgb(135, 202, 189)

Shades of teal

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 79.2% green and 74.1% blue (135, 202, 189).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 39% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Seaborn (#85C2B2), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.21:1).

#87CABD color codes

HEX	`#87CABD`
RGB	`rgb(135, 202, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 79.2%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 39%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 33%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 6%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.72, -24.03, -0.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.72, 24.04, 180.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.294, 51.064, 55.867)`
Decimal	`8899261`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #87CABD, 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 #87CABD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#87CABD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.21:1	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 #87CABD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87cabd; }
.text { color: #87cabd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87cabd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 202 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87cabd, #87b6ca); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #87CABD?: #87CABD 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 #87CABD?: The RGB value is 135, 202, 189: 135 red, 202 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #87CABD?: The complementary color is #CA8794, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87CABD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.21:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.