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#87BFBF

#87bfbf ≈ Opal

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#87bfbf 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 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 29.32% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 180°, 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 10.23:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Opal (#a8c3bc), ΔE 7.39.

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Web safe#99cccc
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Relative luminance0.4617

Complementary

  1. #87bfbf
  2. #bf8787

Split complementary

  1. #87bfbf
  2. #bf87a3
  3. #bfa387

Analogous

  1. #87bfa3
  2. #87bfbf
  3. #87a3bf

Triadic

  1. #87bfbf
  2. #bf87bf
  3. #bfbf87

Tetradic

  1. #87bfbf
  2. #8787bf
  3. #bf8787
  4. #bfbf87

Square

  1. #87bfbf
  2. #a387bf
  3. #bf8787
  4. #a3bf87

Monochromatic

  1. #3c7171
  2. #57a3a3
  3. #87bfbf
  4. #b9dada
  5. #ebf4f4

Shades

#87bfbf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #87bfbf
  2. #7aacac
  3. #6c9999
  4. #5f8686
  5. #517373
  6. #446060
  7. #364c4c
  8. #293939
  9. #1b2626
  10. #0e1313
  11. #000000

Tints

#87bfbf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #87bfbf
  2. #93c5c5
  3. #9fcccc
  4. #abd2d2
  5. #b7d9d9
  6. #c3dfdf
  7. #cfe5e5
  8. #dbecec
  9. #e7f2f2
  10. #f3f9f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#87bfbf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #87bfbf
  2. #86b9b9
  3. #86b2b2
  4. #85acac
  5. #84a6a6
  6. #84a0a0
  7. #839999
  8. #829393
  9. #818d8d
  10. #818686
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b5b5b5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a5b9b9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b8babf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #adb2c0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #73c3bf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a7bcbf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9fb7bf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7bc1bf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-87bfbf {
  color: #87bfbf;
}
Background
.bg-87bfbf {
  background-color: #87bfbf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-87bfbf {
  border: 2px solid #87bfbf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #87bfbf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 135 191 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 30% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-87bfbf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #87bfbf, #87a3bf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-87bfbf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(135 191 191 / 0.35);
}

#a8c3bc Opal ΔE 7.39 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 8.86 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 9.21 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 9.33 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 10.06 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 10.07 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 10.07 #784040 Inverted #b5b5b5 Grayscale 

Opal
#87bfbf  rgb(135, 191, 191)  hsl(180, 30%, 64%)  Opal
#bf8787  rgb(191, 135, 135)  hsl(0, 30%, 64%)  Old Rose
#bf87bf  rgb(191, 135, 191)  hsl(300, 30%, 64%)  Sky Magenta
#bfbf87  rgb(191, 191, 135)  hsl(60, 30%, 64%)  Sage