#87a8b7

Color #87a8b7

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 12.36 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 7.1

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Conversions

HEX

#87a8b7

RGB

rgb(135, 168, 183)

HSL

hsl(198.8, 25%, 62.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(198.8, 26.2%, 71.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(26.2%, 8.2%, 0%, 28.2%)

LAB

lab(66.96, -7.79, -11.41)

LCH

lch(66.96, 13.82, 235.68)

OKLCH

oklch(71.2%, 0.0423, 227.3)

HWB

hwb(198.8, 52.9%, 28.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b79687

Analogous

#87b7ae

#87a8b7

#8790b7

Triadic

#87a8b7

#b787a8

#a8b787

Split-complementary

#87a8b7

#b78790

#b7ae87

Tetradic

#87a8b7

#9687b7

#b79687

#a8b787

Square

#87a8b7

#ae87b7

#b79687

#90b787

Shades

Color #87a8b7 mixed toward black.

#6690a3

#507485

#3c5763

#283a42

#141d21

Tints

Color #87a8b7 mixed toward white.

#9bb7c3

#afc5cf

#c3d4db

#d7e2e7

#ebf1f3

Tones

Color #87a8b7 mixed toward gray.

#8ba7b3

#8fa5af

#93a4ab

#97a2a7

#9ba1a3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.53:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.32:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.32:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9697b4 · ΔE 15.8

Deuteranopia

#9492b3 · ΔE 17.7

Tritanopia

#89b1b0 · ΔE 8.5

Achromatopsia

#a3a3a3 · ΔE 11.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #87a8b7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#87a8b7]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#87a8b7 (#87a8b7) is rgb(135, 168, 183) in RGB.

No, #87a8b7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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