#87a8b8

Color #87a8b8

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 12.3 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 7.3

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Conversions

HEX

#87a8b8

RGB

rgb(135, 168, 184)

HSL

hsl(199.6, 25.7%, 62.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(199.6, 26.6%, 72.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(26.6%, 8.7%, 0%, 27.8%)

LAB

lab(66.99, -7.55, -11.92)

LCH

lch(66.99, 14.11, 237.65)

OKLCH

oklch(71.2%, 0.0431, 228.95)

HWB

hwb(199.6, 52.9%, 27.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b89787

Analogous

#87b8af

#87a8b8

#878fb8

Triadic

#87a8b8

#b887a8

#a8b887

Split-complementary

#87a8b8

#b8878f

#b8af87

Tetradic

#87a8b8

#9787b8

#b89787

#a8b887

Square

#87a8b8

#af87b8

#b89787

#8fb887

Shades

Color #87a8b8 mixed toward black.

#6590a4

#4f7486

#3b5764

#273a43

#141d21

Tints

Color #87a8b8 mixed toward white.

#9bb6c4

#afc5d0

#c3d3db

#d7e2e7

#ebf0f3

Tones

Color #87a8b8 mixed toward gray.

#8ba6b4

#8fa5b0

#93a4ac

#97a2a8

#9ba1a3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.52:1

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 15.6

Deuteranopia

#9492b3 · ΔE 17.4

Tritanopia

#89b1b1 · ΔE 8.5

Achromatopsia

#a3a3a3 · ΔE 12

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Code

CSS

background-color: #87a8b8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#87a8b8]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#87a8b8 (#87a8b8) is rgb(135, 168, 184) in RGB.

No, #87a8b8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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