#87b9c0

Color #87b9c0

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 12.02 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-500 #00b8db · ΔE 10.9

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Conversions

HEX

#87b9c0

RGB

rgb(135, 185, 192)

HSL

hsl(187.4, 31.1%, 64.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(187.4, 29.7%, 75.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(29.7%, 3.6%, 0%, 24.7%)

LAB

lab(72, -14.7, -8.85)

LCH

lch(72, 17.16, 211.05)

OKLCH

oklch(75.3%, 0.0535, 206.9)

HWB

hwb(187.4, 52.9%, 24.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c08e87

Analogous

#87c0aa

#87b9c0

#879cc0

Triadic

#87b9c0

#c087b9

#b9c087

Split-complementary

#87b9c0

#c0879c

#c0aa87

Tetradic

#87b9c0

#8e87c0

#c08e87

#b9c087

Square

#87b9c0

#aa87c0

#c08e87

#9cc087

Shades

Color #87b9c0 mixed toward black.

#63a4ad

#4b878f

#38656b

#264347

#132224

Tints

Color #87b9c0 mixed toward white.

#9bc5ca

#afd0d5

#c3dcdf

#d7e8ea

#ebf3f4

Tones

Color #87b9c0 mixed toward gray.

#8cb5bb

#90b2b6

#95aeb2

#9aabad

#9fa7a8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.16:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.73:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.73:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9fa0be · ΔE 21.4

Deuteranopia

#9c98be · ΔE 24.1

Tritanopia

#8abdbd · ΔE 3.2

Achromatopsia

#b0b0b0 · ΔE 15.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #87b9c0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#87b9c0]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Light Blue #add8e6

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Frequently asked questions

#87b9c0 (#87b9c0) is rgb(135, 185, 192) in RGB.

No, #87b9c0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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