Information about #87B1B5 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#87B1B5 falls into the Cyan Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(135, 177, 181) — 52.9% red, 69.4% green, 71% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 18 / 2 / 0 / 29. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A softly toned aqua cyan, #87B1B5 has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Expect to see shades like this in minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Cold Front Green (#85B3B2). Slightly further away sit Pewter Blue (#8BA8B7) and Moby (#8EB2BE).

The recipe behind #87B1B5 is rgb(135, 177, 181), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #87B1B5: 9.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.3:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#87B1B5 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#87B1B5 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#87B1B5 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#87B1B5 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#87B1B5 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#87B1B5 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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#B587B1
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#B1B587
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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#B1B587
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#A287B5
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#9AB587
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Nearest named colors to #87B1B5

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Cold Front Green color link
Cold Front Green

#85B3B2

Pewter Blue color link
Pewter Blue

#8BA8B7

Moby color link
Moby

#8EB2BE

Botticelli color link
Botticelli

#92ACB4

Metallic Glacier color link
Metallic Glacier

#89B1C2

Neptune color link
Neptune

#7CB7BB

Bluegrey color link
Bluegrey

#85A3B2

Nepal color link
Nepal

#93AAB9

Kumutoto color link
Kumutoto

#78AFB2

Ziggurat color link
Ziggurat

#81A6AA

Aqua Blue color link
Aqua Blue

#86ABA5

Sea Nymph color link
Sea Nymph

#8AAEA4

#87B1B5 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#87B1B5
  • RGB135, 177, 181
  • CMYK18, 2, 0, 29
  • CSSrgb(135, 177, 181)
  • HSL185°, 24%, 62%
  • HSL Precise185.217°, 23.711%, 61.961%
  • HSV185°, 25%, 71%
  • HSB185°, 25%, 71%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.529
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.694
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.710
  • GLSLvec3(0.529, 0.694, 0.710)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.529, 0.694, 0.710, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.529, 0.694, 0.710)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB52.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB69.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB71%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID87B1B5
  • DECIMAL ID8892853
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers35 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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