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#87BFBB

#87bfbb ≈ Opal

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#87bfbb is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 52.94% red, 74.9% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 29.32% cyan, 0% magenta, 2.09% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 175.71°, with 30.43% saturation and 63.92% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.2:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Opal (#a8c3bc), ΔE 7.2.

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Web safe#99cccc
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Relative luminance0.46

Complementary

  1. #87bfbb
  2. #bf878b

Split complementary

  1. #87bfbb
  2. #bf87a7
  3. #bf9f87

Analogous

  1. #87bf9f
  2. #87bfbb
  3. #87a7bf

Triadic

  1. #87bfbb
  2. #bb87bf
  3. #bfbb87

Tetradic

  1. #87bfbb
  2. #878bbf
  3. #bf878b
  4. #bfbb87

Square

  1. #87bfbb
  2. #9f87bf
  3. #bf878b
  4. #a7bf87

Monochromatic

  1. #3c716d
  2. #57a39d
  3. #87bfbb
  4. #b9dad7
  5. #ebf4f4

Shades

#87bfbb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #87bfbb
  2. #7aaca8
  3. #6c9996
  4. #5f8683
  5. #517370
  6. #44605e
  7. #364c4b
  8. #293938
  9. #1b2625
  10. #0e1313
  11. #000000

Tints

#87bfbb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #87bfbb
  2. #93c5c2
  3. #9fccc9
  4. #abd2cf
  5. #b7d9d6
  6. #c3dfdd
  7. #cfe5e4
  8. #dbeceb
  9. #e7f2f1
  10. #f3f9f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#87bfbb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #87bfbb
  2. #86b9b5
  3. #86b2af
  4. #85aca9
  5. #84a6a3
  6. #84a09e
  7. #839998
  8. #829392
  9. #818d8c
  10. #818686
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.06:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b5b5b5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a4b9b7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b9b9bb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aeb1bc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #74c2be ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a7bcbb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a0b7bb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7cc1bd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-87bfbb {
  color: #87bfbb;
}
Background
.bg-87bfbb {
  background-color: #87bfbb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-87bfbb {
  border: 2px solid #87bfbb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #87bfbb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 135 191 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 176 30% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-87bfbb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #87bfbb, #87a7bf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-87bfbb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(135 191 187 / 0.35);
}

#a8c3bc Opal ΔE 7.20 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 8.39 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 8.83 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 9.90 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 9.97 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 10.06 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 10.14 #784044 Inverted #b5b5b5 Grayscale 

Opal
#87bfbb  rgb(135, 191, 187)  hsl(176, 30%, 64%)  Opal
#bf878b  rgb(191, 135, 139)  hsl(356, 30%, 64%)  Old Rose
#bb87bf  rgb(187, 135, 191)  hsl(296, 30%, 64%)  Wisteria
#bfbb87  rgb(191, 187, 135)  hsl(56, 30%, 64%)  Sage