Information about #87B9AE color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#87B9AE falls into the Cyan Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(135, 185, 174) — 52.9% red, 72.5% green, 68.2% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 20 / 0 / 4 / 27. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#87B9AE presents itself as a mildly saturated aqua cyan — one that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. It is a natural fit for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Cold Front Green (#85B3B2). Slightly further away sit Serenity (#8DBFA3) and Sea Nymph (#8AAEA4).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(135, 185, 174)), which gives #87B9AE its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #87B9AE: 9.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.2:1 for white. No one has named #87B9AE so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#87B9AE color variations

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

#87B9AE color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#87B9AE color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#5FA193

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#47796E

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Black

#000000

#87B9AE color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#87B9AE 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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#87B9AE 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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#B99688
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#B988AB
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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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#AF88B9
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#B9AF88
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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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#8893B9
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#B9AF88
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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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#9688B9
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#B98893
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#ABB988
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Nearest named colors to #87B9AE

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

Serenity color link
Serenity

#8DBFA3

Sea Nymph color link
Sea Nymph

#8AAEA4

Aqua Blue color link
Aqua Blue

#86ABA5

Neptune color link
Neptune

#7CB7BB

Unwind color link
Unwind

#98B7AF

Botticelli color link
Botticelli

#92ACB4

Kumutoto color link
Kumutoto

#78AFB2

Monte Carlo color link
Monte Carlo

#7AC5B4

Cascade color link
Cascade

#8BA9A5

Moby color link
Moby

#8EB2BE

Pale Teal color link
Pale Teal

#82CBB2

#87B9AE color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#87B9AE
  • RGB135, 185, 174
  • CMYK20, 0, 4, 27
  • CSSrgb(135, 185, 174)
  • HSL167°, 26%, 63%
  • HSL Precise166.8°, 26.316%, 62.745%
  • HSV167°, 27%, 73%
  • HSB167°, 27%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.529
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.725
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.682
  • GLSLvec3(0.529, 0.725, 0.682)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.529, 0.725, 0.682, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.529, 0.725, 0.682)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB52.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB72.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB68.2%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID87B9AE
  • DECIMAL ID8894894
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers13 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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