#87b1b8

Color #87b1b8

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 11.12 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 8.9

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Conversions

HEX

#87b1b8

RGB

rgb(135, 177, 184)

HSL

hsl(188.6, 25.7%, 62.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(188.6, 26.6%, 72.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(26.6%, 3.8%, 0%, 27.8%)

LAB

lab(69.51, -12.38, -8.16)

LCH

lch(69.51, 14.83, 213.39)

OKLCH

oklch(73.2%, 0.0461, 208.79)

HWB

hwb(188.6, 52.9%, 27.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b88e87

Analogous

#87b8a6

#87b1b8

#8798b8

Triadic

#87b1b8

#b887b1

#b1b887

Split-complementary

#87b1b8

#b88798

#b8a687

Tetradic

#87b1b8

#8e87b8

#b88e87

#b1b887

Square

#87b1b8

#a687b8

#b88e87

#98b887

Shades

Color #87b1b8 mixed toward black.

#659ba4

#4f7e86

#3b5e64

#273f43

#141f21

Tints

Color #87b1b8 mixed toward white.

#9bbec4

#afcbd0

#c3d8db

#d7e5e7

#ebf2f3

Tones

Color #87b1b8 mixed toward gray.

#8baeb4

#8fabb0

#93a8ac

#97a5a8

#9ba2a3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.33:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.01:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.01:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9b9bb6 · ΔE 19.9

Deuteranopia

#9995b6 · ΔE 22.4

Tritanopia

#89b5b5 · ΔE 3.5

Achromatopsia

#aaaaaa · ΔE 13.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #87b1b8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#87b1b8]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Frequently asked questions

#87b1b8 (#87b1b8) is rgb(135, 177, 184) in RGB.

No, #87b1b8 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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