Information about #87C4B6 color

#87C4B6 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#87C4B6 falls into the Cyan Color FamilyMild Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(135, 196, 182) — 52.9% red, 76.9% green, 71.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 24 / 0 / 5 / 23. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #87C4B6 reads as a softly balanced water-like cyan and floats near the light end of the scale. Expect to see shades like this in airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Pale Teal (#82CBB2). Nearby in the Register you will also find Monte Carlo (#7AC5B4) and Cold Front Green (#85B3B2).

In RGB terms — rgb(135, 196, 182) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 10.6:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.0:1. No one has named #87C4B6 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#87C4B6 color variations

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#87C4B6 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme

Square

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

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #87C4B6

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

Pale Teal color link
Pale Teal

#82CBB2

Monte Carlo color link
Monte Carlo

#7AC5B4

Neptune color link
Neptune

#7CB7BB

Bermuda color link
Bermuda

#86D2C1

Shadow Green color link
Shadow Green

#9AC0B6

Seafoam Blue color link
Seafoam Blue

#78D1B6

Cyan Opaque color link
Cyan Opaque

#92C7C7

Serenity color link
Serenity

#8DBFA3

Moby color link
Moby

#8EB2BE

Pearl Aqua color link
Pearl Aqua

#88D8C0

Unwind color link
Unwind

#98B7AF

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#87C4B6
  • RGB135, 196, 182
  • CMYK24, 0, 5, 23
  • CSSrgb(135, 196, 182)
  • HSL166°, 34%, 65%
  • HSL Precise166.23°, 34.078%, 64.902%
  • HSV166°, 31%, 77%
  • HSB166°, 31%, 77%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.529
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.769
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.714
  • GLSLvec3(0.529, 0.769, 0.714)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.529, 0.769, 0.714, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.529, 0.769, 0.714)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB52.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB76.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB71.4%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID87C4B6
  • DECIMAL ID8897718
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01