#87bfbf

Color #87bfbf

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 12.72 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-400 #00d3f2 · ΔE 12.5

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Conversions

HEX

#87bfbf

RGB

rgb(135, 191, 191)

HSL

hsl(180, 30.4%, 63.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(180, 29.3%, 74.9%)

CMYK

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

LAB

lab(73.66, -18.04, -5.84)

LCH

lch(73.66, 18.96, 197.94)

OKLCH

oklch(76.6%, 0.058, 196)

HWB

hwb(180, 52.9%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bf8787

Analogous

#87bfa3

#87bfbf

#87a3bf

Triadic

#87bfbf

#bf87bf

#bfbf87

Split-complementary

#87bfbf

#bf87a3

#bfa387

Tetradic

#87bfbf

#8787bf

#bf8787

#bfbf87

Square

#87bfbf

#a387bf

#bf8787

#a3bf87

Shades

Color #87bfbf mixed toward black.

#64acac

#4c8e8e

#396a6a

#264747

#132323

Tints

Color #87bfbf mixed toward white.

#9bcaca

#afd4d4

#c3dfdf

#d7eaea

#ebf4f4

Tones

Color #87bfbf mixed toward gray.

#8cbaba

#90b6b6

#95b1b1

#9aacac

#9ea8a8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.05:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.23:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.23:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a2a3bf · ΔE 23.4

Deuteranopia

#9f9bbf · ΔE 26.1

Tritanopia

#8bbfbf · ΔE 0.8

Achromatopsia

#b5b5b5 · ΔE 16.9

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #87bfbf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#87bfbf]

Related colors

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Light Cyan #e0ffff

Pale Turquoise #afeeee

Frequently asked questions

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

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

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