What color is #87CDC9?

#87CDC9 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Cyantific. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #87CDC9?

The RGB value is 135, 205, 201: 135 red, 205 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #87CDC9?

The complementary color is #CD878B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87CDC9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.61:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#87CDC9 color

#87CDC9 rgb(135, 205, 201)

Shades of teal

The hex color #87CDC9 is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 80.4% green and 78.8% blue (135, 205, 201).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 41% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Cyantific (#77C9C2), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.61:1).

#87CDC9 color codes

HEX	`#87CDC9`
RGB	`rgb(135, 205, 201)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 80.4%, 78.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 41%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 34%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 2%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.89, -22.78, -5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.89, 23.32, 192.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.362, 53.028, 63.25)`
Decimal	`8900041`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #87CDC9, 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 #87CDC9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#87CDC9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.61:1	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 #87CDC9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87cdc9; }
.text { color: #87cdc9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87cdc9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 205 201 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87cdc9, #87aecd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #87CDC9?: #87CDC9 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Cyantific. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #87CDC9?: The RGB value is 135, 205, 201: 135 red, 205 green and 201 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #87CDC9?: The complementary color is #CD878B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87CDC9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.61:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.