#87b1b9

Color #87b1b9

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 11.35 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 8.8

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Conversions

HEX

#87b1b9

RGB

rgb(135, 177, 185)

HSL

hsl(189.6, 26.3%, 62.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(189.6, 27%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(27%, 4.3%, 0%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(69.54, -12.14, -8.66)

LCH

lch(69.54, 14.91, 215.5)

OKLCH

oklch(73.3%, 0.0464, 210.54)

HWB

hwb(189.6, 52.9%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b98f87

Analogous

#87b9a8

#87b1b9

#8798b9

Triadic

#87b1b9

#b987b1

#b1b987

Split-complementary

#87b1b9

#b98798

#b9a887

Tetradic

#87b1b9

#8f87b9

#b98f87

#b1b987

Square

#87b1b9

#a887b9

#b98f87

#98b987

Shades

Color #87b1b9 mixed toward black.

#659ba5

#4f7e87

#3b5e65

#273f43

#141f22

Tints

Color #87b1b9 mixed toward white.

#9bbec5

#afcbd0

#c3d8dc

#d7e5e8

#ebf2f3

Tones

Color #87b1b9 mixed toward gray.

#8baeb5

#8fabb1

#93a8ac

#98a6a8

#9ca3a4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.33:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.02:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.02:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9b9bb7 · ΔE 19.9

Deuteranopia

#9995b7 · ΔE 22.2

Tritanopia

#89b6b5 · ΔE 4.5

Achromatopsia

#aaaaaa · ΔE 13.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #87b1b9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#87b1b9]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Frequently asked questions

#87b1b9 (#87b1b9) is rgb(135, 177, 185) in RGB.

No, #87b1b9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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