#87b0b2

Color #87b0b2

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 10.37 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 9.2

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Conversions

HEX

#87b0b2

RGB

rgb(135, 176, 178)

HSL

hsl(182.8, 21.8%, 61.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(182.8, 24.2%, 69.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(24.2%, 1.1%, 0%, 30.2%)

LAB

lab(69.05, -13.23, -5.52)

LCH

lch(69.05, 14.34, 202.65)

OKLCH

oklch(72.8%, 0.0442, 199.99)

HWB

hwb(182.8, 52.9%, 30.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b28987

Analogous

#87b29f

#87b0b2

#879bb2

Triadic

#87b0b2

#b287b0

#b0b287

Split-complementary

#87b0b2

#b2879b

#b29f87

Tetradic

#87b0b2

#8987b2

#b28987

#b0b287

Square

#87b0b2

#9f87b2

#b28987

#9bb287

Shades

Color #87b0b2 mixed toward black.

#679b9e

#527d7f

#3d5e5f

#293f40

#141f20

Tints

Color #87b0b2 mixed toward white.

#9bbdbf

#afcacc

#c3d8d9

#d7e5e5

#ebf2f2

Tones

Color #87b0b2 mixed toward gray.

#8badae

#8eaaab

#92a6a7

#95a3a4

#99a0a0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.36:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.88:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.88:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9a9bb2 · ΔE 19.6

Deuteranopia

#9895b1 · ΔE 22.4

Tritanopia

#89b1b1 · ΔE 0.9

Achromatopsia

#a9a9a9 · ΔE 14

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Code

CSS

background-color: #87b0b2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#87b0b2]

Related colors

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Frequently asked questions

#87b0b2 (#87b0b2) is rgb(135, 176, 178) in RGB.

No, #87b0b2 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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