What color is #87D1AB?

#87D1AB is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Crystal Gem. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #87D1AB?

The RGB value is 135, 209, 171: 135 red, 209 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #87D1AB?

The complementary color is #D187AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87D1AB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.74:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#87D1AB color

#87D1AB rgb(135, 209, 171)

Shades of green

The hex color #87D1AB is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 82% green and 67.1% blue (135, 209, 171).

Its hue angle is 149°, with 45% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Crystal Gem (#79D0A7), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.74:1).

#87D1AB color codes

HEX	`#87D1AB`
RGB	`rgb(135, 209, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 82%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(149, 45%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(149, 35%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 18%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.28, -31.25, 11.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.28, 33.35, 159.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.14, 53.69, 46.768)`
Decimal	`8901035`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #87D1AB, 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 #87D1AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#87D1AB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.74:1	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 #87D1AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87d1ab; }
.text { color: #87d1ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87d1ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 209 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87d1ab, #87d1d0); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #87D1AB?: #87D1AB is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Crystal Gem. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #87D1AB?: The RGB value is 135, 209, 171: 135 red, 209 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #87D1AB?: The complementary color is #D187AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87D1AB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.74:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.