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#087870 Color

#087870 is rgb(8, 120, 112) in RGB, hsl(176, 88%, 25%) in HSL, and about cmyk(93%, 0%, 7%, 53%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pine Green (#01796F), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.48. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#087870
HEX#087870
RGBrgb(8, 120, 112)
HSLhsl(176, 88%, 25%)
HSVhsv(176, 93%, 47%)
CMYKcmyk(93%, 0%, 7%, 53%)
OKLCHoklch(51.6% 0.089 186.6)
LABlab(44.94% -30.48 -4.04)
LCHlch(44.94% 30.75 187.54)

What #087870 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #087870, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every teal in the library.

#087870 Channel Values

How #087870 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 8 · G 120 · B 1128-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 176° · S 88% · L 25%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 176° · S 93% · V 47%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 93% · M 0% · Y 7% · K 53%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.34:1 vs white · 3.93:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #087870 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text5.34:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.93:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #087870

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #087870; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #087870

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #087870.

How #087870 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#087870
Protanopia#6E6E70
Protanomaly#577270
Deuteranopia#646472
Deuteranomaly#4E6C71
Tritanopia#117777
Tritanomaly#0E7774
Achromatopsia#6B6B6B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #087870 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-087870: #087870;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #087870;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-087870': '#087870' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.031, green: 0.471, blue: 0.439)
Android XML<color name="color_087870">#087870</color>
SVG fillfill="#087870"

More Teal Colors

#087870 sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#087870 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #087870?

#087870 is a dark teal — rgb(8, 120, 112) in RGB and hsl(176, 88%, 25%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pine Green (#01796F), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.48.

What is the RGB value of #087870?

#087870 is rgb(8, 120, 112) — red 8, green 120, and blue 112 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #087870?

#087870 converts to approximately cmyk(93%, 0%, 7%, 53%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #087870 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #087870 scores 5.34:1 against white and 3.93:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #087870 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #087870 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is teal (#008080) at a CIE76 distance of 5.8, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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