#87b5b3

Color #87b5b3

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 10.76 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 11.1

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Conversions

HEX

#87b5b3

RGB

rgb(135, 181, 179)

HSL

hsl(177.4, 23.7%, 62%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(177.4, 25.4%, 71%)

CMYK

cmyk(25.4%, 0%, 1.1%, 29%)

LAB

lab(70.49, -15.62, -3.95)

LCH

lch(70.49, 16.11, 194.19)

OKLCH

oklch(74%, 0.0489, 192.76)

HWB

hwb(177.4, 52.9%, 29%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b58789

Analogous

#87b59c

#87b5b3

#87a0b5

Triadic

#87b5b3

#b387b5

#b5b387

Split-complementary

#87b5b3

#b587a0

#b59c87

Tetradic

#87b5b3

#8789b5

#b58789

#b5b387

Square

#87b5b3

#9c87b5

#b58789

#a0b587

Shades

Color #87b5b3 mixed toward black.

#67a19e

#508280

#3c6260

#284140

#142120

Tints

Color #87b5b3 mixed toward white.

#9bc1c0

#afcecc

#c3dad9

#d7e6e6

#ebf3f2

Tones

Color #87b5b3 mixed toward gray.

#8bb1b0

#8fadac

#93aaa9

#96a6a5

#9aa2a2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.26:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.29:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.29:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9d9db3 · ΔE 21.6

Deuteranopia

#9a97b4 · ΔE 24.2

Tritanopia

#8ab4b4 · ΔE 1.4

Achromatopsia

#acacac · ΔE 15.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #87b5b3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#87b5b3]

Related colors

Medium Turquoise #48d1cc

Light Sea Green #20b2aa

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Frequently asked questions

#87b5b3 (#87b5b3) is rgb(135, 181, 179) in RGB.

No, #87b5b3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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