#87a5aa

Color #87a5aa

A muted medium cyan.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 11.52 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 6.3

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Conversions

HEX

#87a5aa

RGB

rgb(135, 165, 170)

HSL

hsl(188.6, 17.1%, 59.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(188.6, 20.6%, 66.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(20.6%, 2.9%, 0%, 33.3%)

LAB

lab(65.72, -9.18, -6.01)

LCH

lch(65.72, 10.97, 213.21)

OKLCH

oklch(70.1%, 0.0339, 208.76)

HWB

hwb(188.6, 52.9%, 33.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aa8c87

Analogous

#87aa9e

#87a5aa

#8793aa

Triadic

#87a5aa

#aa87a5

#a5aa87

Split-complementary

#87a5aa

#aa8793

#aa9e87

Tetradic

#87a5aa

#8c87aa

#aa8c87

#a5aa87

Square

#87a5aa

#9e87aa

#aa8c87

#93aa87

Shades

Color #87a5aa mixed toward black.

#698f95

#547277

#3f5659

#2a393c

#151d1e

Tints

Color #87a5aa mixed toward white.

#9bb4b8

#afc3c6

#c3d2d5

#d7e1e3

#ebf0f1

Tones

Color #87a5aa mixed toward gray.

#8aa3a7

#8da1a4

#909fa1

#939d9e

#969b9b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.63:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.99:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.99:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9595a9 · ΔE 16.1

Deuteranopia

#9391a9 · ΔE 18.1

Tritanopia

#89a8a8 · ΔE 2.6

Achromatopsia

#a0a0a0 · ΔE 11.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #87a5aa;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#87a5aa]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Frequently asked questions

#87a5aa (#87a5aa) is rgb(135, 165, 170) in RGB.

No, #87a5aa is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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