#87b9bf

Color #87b9bf

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 11.85 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 11

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Conversions

HEX

#87b9bf

RGB

rgb(135, 185, 191)

HSL

hsl(186.4, 30.4%, 63.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(186.4, 29.3%, 74.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(29.3%, 3.1%, 0%, 25.1%)

LAB

lab(71.97, -14.93, -8.35)

LCH

lch(71.97, 17.11, 209.22)

OKLCH

oklch(75.3%, 0.0532, 205.36)

HWB

hwb(186.4, 52.9%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bf8d87

Analogous

#87bfa9

#87b9bf

#879dbf

Triadic

#87b9bf

#bf87b9

#b9bf87

Split-complementary

#87b9bf

#bf879d

#bfa987

Tetradic

#87b9bf

#8d87bf

#bf8d87

#b9bf87

Square

#87b9bf

#a987bf

#bf8d87

#9dbf87

Shades

Color #87b9bf mixed toward black.

#64a4ac

#4c878e

#39656a

#264347

#132223

Tints

Color #87b9bf mixed toward white.

#9bc5ca

#afd0d4

#c3dcdf

#d7e8ea

#ebf3f4

Tones

Color #87b9bf mixed toward gray.

#8cb5ba

#90b2b6

#95aeb1

#9aaaac

#9ea7a8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.16:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.72:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.72:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9fa0be · ΔE 21.6

Deuteranopia

#9c98bd · ΔE 24.3

Tritanopia

#8abcbc · ΔE 2.7

Achromatopsia

#b0b0b0 · ΔE 15.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #87b9bf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#87b9bf]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#87b9bf (#87b9bf) is rgb(135, 185, 191) in RGB.

No, #87b9bf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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