Information about #87C9AF color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#87C9AF falls into the Spring Green Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(135, 201, 175) — 52.9% red, 78.8% green, 68.6% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 26 / 0 / 10 / 21. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A moderately toned fresh green-cyan, #87C9AF has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Pale Teal (#82CBB2). Slightly further away sit Monte Carlo (#7AC5B4) and Serenity (#8DBFA3).

The recipe behind #87C9AF is rgb(135, 201, 175), with green as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 11.0:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.9:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #87C9AF is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#87C9AF color variations

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

#87C9AF color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#87C9AF color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#87C9AF color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#87C9AF 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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#87C9AF 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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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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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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Nearest named colors to #87C9AF

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

Serenity color link
Serenity

#8DBFA3

Seafoam Blue color link
Seafoam Blue

#78D1B6

Eton Blue color link
Eton Blue

#96C8A2

Bermuda color link
Bermuda

#86D2C1

Shadow Green color link
Shadow Green

#9AC0B6

Cold Front Green color link
Cold Front Green

#85B3B2

Pearl Aqua color link
Pearl Aqua

#88D8C0

Neptune color link
Neptune

#7CB7BB

Unwind color link
Unwind

#98B7AF

Chinook color link
Chinook

#9DD3A8

#87C9AF color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#87C9AF
  • RGB135, 201, 175
  • CMYK26, 0, 10, 21
  • HSL156°, 38%, 66%
  • HSL Precise156.364°, 37.931%, 65.882%
  • HSV156°, 33%, 79%
  • HSB156°, 33%, 79%
  • HEX ID87C9AF
  • DECIMAL ID8898991
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Color Family (Hue)Spring Green
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • Percentage of Red in RGB52.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB78.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB68.6%
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