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#87BFBD

#87bfbd ≈ Opal

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#87bfbd 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 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 29.32% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.05% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 177.86°, 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 10.22:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Opal (#a8c3bc), ΔE 7.26.

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Web safe#99cccc
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Relative luminance0.4609

Complementary

  1. #87bfbd
  2. #bf8789

Split complementary

  1. #87bfbd
  2. #bf87a5
  3. #bfa187

Analogous

  1. #87bfa1
  2. #87bfbd
  3. #87a5bf

Triadic

  1. #87bfbd
  2. #bd87bf
  3. #bfbd87

Tetradic

  1. #87bfbd
  2. #8789bf
  3. #bf8789
  4. #bfbd87

Square

  1. #87bfbd
  2. #a187bf
  3. #bf8789
  4. #a5bf87

Monochromatic

  1. #3c716f
  2. #57a3a0
  3. #87bfbd
  4. #b9dad8
  5. #ebf4f4

Shades

#87bfbd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #87bfbd
  2. #7aacaa
  3. #6c9997
  4. #5f8684
  5. #517371
  6. #44605f
  7. #364c4c
  8. #293939
  9. #1b2626
  10. #0e1313
  11. #000000

Tints

#87bfbd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #87bfbd
  2. #93c5c4
  3. #9fccca
  4. #abd2d1
  5. #b7d9d7
  6. #c3dfde
  7. #cfe5e5
  8. #dbeceb
  9. #e7f2f2
  10. #f3f9f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#87bfbd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #87bfbd
  2. #86b9b7
  3. #86b2b1
  4. #85acab
  5. #84a6a5
  6. #84a09f
  7. #839998
  8. #829392
  9. #818d8c
  10. #818686
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.06:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b5b5b5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a4b9b8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b8b9bd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aeb1be ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #74c2be ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a7bcbd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a0b7bd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7cc1be ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-87bfbd {
  color: #87bfbd;
}
Background
.bg-87bfbd {
  background-color: #87bfbd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-87bfbd {
  border: 2px solid #87bfbd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #87bfbd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 135 191 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 178 30% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-87bfbd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #87bfbd, #87a5bf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-87bfbd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(135 191 189 / 0.35);
}

#a8c3bc Opal ΔE 7.26 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 8.58 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 8.97 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 9.67 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 9.97 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 10.05 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 10.06 #784042 Inverted #b5b5b5 Grayscale 

Opal
#87bfbd  rgb(135, 191, 189)  hsl(178, 30%, 64%)  Opal
#bf8789  rgb(191, 135, 137)  hsl(358, 30%, 64%)  Old Rose
#bd87bf  rgb(189, 135, 191)  hsl(298, 30%, 64%)  Wisteria
#bfbd87  rgb(191, 189, 135)  hsl(58, 30%, 64%)  Sage