#87C9BF Color

#87C9BF is rgb(135, 201, 191) in RGB, hsl(171, 38%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(33%, 0%, 5%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Middle Blue Green (#8DD9CC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.11. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#87C9BF

HEX#87C9BF

RGBrgb(135, 201, 191)

HSLhsl(171, 38%, 66%)

HSVhsv(171, 33%, 79%)

CMYKcmyk(33%, 0%, 5%, 21%)

OKLCHoklch(78.9% 0.069 184)

LABlab(76.33% -23.47 -2.03)

LCHlch(76.33% 23.56 184.94)

What #87C9BF 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 #87C9BF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Middle Blue Green#8DD9CCΔE 6.11 Pale Robin Egg Blue#96DED1ΔE 7.46 Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 9.53 Green Sheen#6EAEA1ΔE 10.01 Aquamarine (Crayola)#95E0E8ΔE 12.7 Opal#A8C3BCΔE 13.16

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#87C9BF Channel Values

How #87C9BF breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 135 · G 201 · B 191	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 171° · S 38% · L 66%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 171° · S 33% · V 79%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 33% · M 0% · Y 5% · K 21%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.89:1 vs white · 11.14:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #87C9BF 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 text1.89:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text11.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #87C9BF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #87C9BF; 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 #87C9BF

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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How #87C9BF 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#87C9BF

Protanopia#C0C0BF

Protanomaly#ACC4BF

Deuteranopia#B7B7C1

Deuteranomaly#A6BEC0

Tritanopia#89C8C8

Tritanomaly#88C8C4

Achromatopsia#BDBDBD

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Using #87C9BF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-87c9bf: #87C9BF;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #87C9BF;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-87c9bf': '#87C9BF' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.529, green: 0.788, blue: 0.749)

Android XML<color name="color_87c9bf">#87C9BF</color>

SVG fillfill="#87C9BF"

More Teal Colors

#87C9BF sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

002424 f5ffff 002a38 f0ffff 002d2e eefbfb 003333 ecfeff 003542 ecf7f9 003838 ebffff 006466 009999 00ebeb 0d1616 192929 24fbff 36747d 50bfe6 73a9c2 8dd9cc aec6cf ccffff

#87C9BF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #87C9BF?

#87C9BF is a light teal — rgb(135, 201, 191) in RGB and hsl(171, 38%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Middle Blue Green (#8DD9CC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.11.

What is the RGB value of #87C9BF?

#87C9BF is rgb(135, 201, 191) — red 135, green 201, and blue 191 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #87C9BF?

#87C9BF converts to approximately cmyk(33%, 0%, 5%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #87C9BF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #87C9BF scores 1.89:1 against white and 11.14:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #87C9BF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #87C9BF 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 powderblue (#B0E0E6) at a CIE76 distance of 14.24, which is visibly different.

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