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#87C0BD Color

#87C0BD is rgb(135, 192, 189) in RGB, hsl(177, 31%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(30%, 0%, 2%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Green Sheen (#6EAEA1), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.47. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#87C0BD
HEX#87C0BD
RGBrgb(135, 192, 189)
HSLhsl(177, 31%, 64%)
HSVhsv(177, 30%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(30%, 0%, 2%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(76.8% 0.059 191.9)
LABlab(73.72% -19.66 -4.74)
LCHlch(73.72% 20.22 193.57)

What #87C0BD 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 #87C0BD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Green Sheen#6EAEA1ΔE 9.47Opal#A8C3BCΔE 10.83Middle Blue Green#8DD9CCΔE 10.99Pale Robin Egg Blue#96DED1ΔE 11.91Cambridge Blue#A3C1ADΔE 12.99Cadet Blue#5F9EA0ΔE 13.17

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

#87C0BD Channel Values

How #87C0BD 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 135 · G 192 · B 1898-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 177° · S 31% · L 64%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 177° · S 30% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 30% · M 0% · Y 2% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.04:1 vs white · 10.3:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #87C0BD 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.

Fails AAWhite text2.04:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #87C0BD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #87C0BD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #87C0BD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#87C0BD
Complementary
#C0878A
Analogous
#87C0A0
Analogous
#87A6C0
Triadic
#BD87C0
Triadic
#C0BD87
Split comp.
#C087A6
Split comp.
#C0A087

Tints & Shades of #87C0BD

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.

Tints

#97C8C6
#A8D1CF
#B9DAD8
#C6E1E0
#D7EAE9
#E8F3F2

Shades

#69B0AC
#539D99
#437F7C
#356462
#254644
#172B2A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #87C0BD.

How #87C0BD 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#87C0BD
Protanopia#B8B8BD
Protanomaly#A7BBBD
Deuteranopia#B0B0BE
Deuteranomaly#A1B6BE
Tritanopia#88C0C0
Tritanomaly#87C0BF
Achromatopsia#B6B6B6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #87C0BD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-87c0bd: #87C0BD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #87C0BD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-87c0bd': '#87C0BD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.529, green: 0.753, blue: 0.741)
Android XML<color name="color_87c0bd">#87C0BD</color>
SVG fillfill="#87C0BD"

More Teal Colors

#87C0BD sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#87C0BD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #87C0BD?

#87C0BD is a light teal — rgb(135, 192, 189) in RGB and hsl(177, 31%, 64%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Green Sheen (#6EAEA1), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.47.

What is the RGB value of #87C0BD?

#87C0BD is rgb(135, 192, 189) — red 135, green 192, and blue 189 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #87C0BD?

#87C0BD converts to approximately cmyk(30%, 0%, 2%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #87C0BD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #87C0BD scores 2.04:1 against white and 10.3:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #87C0BD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #87C0BD 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 cadetblue (#5F9EA0) at a CIE76 distance of 13.17, which is visibly different.

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