Information about #87A9B0 color

#87A9B0 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#87A9B0 falls into the Cyan Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(135, 169, 176) — 52.9% red, 66.3% green, 69% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 16 / 3 / 0 / 31. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#87A9B0 presents itself as a softly toned aqua cyan — one that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. In practice it works well for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Bluegrey (#85A3B2). Slightly further away sit Pewter Blue (#8BA8B7) and Ziggurat (#81A6AA).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(135, 169, 176)), which gives #87A9B0 its character. On this background, black text reaches a 8.3:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.5:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #87A9B0 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#87A9B0 color variations

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

#87A9B0 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 #87A9B0

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

Bluegrey color link
Bluegrey

#85A3B2

Pewter Blue color link
Pewter Blue

#8BA8B7

Ziggurat color link
Ziggurat

#81A6AA

Bluey Grey color link
Bluey Grey

#89A0B0

Aqua Blue color link
Aqua Blue

#86ABA5

Cadet Grey color link
Cadet Grey

#91A3B0

Cascade color link
Cascade

#8BA9A5

Botticelli color link
Botticelli

#92ACB4

Grayish Cyan color link
Grayish Cyan

#7DA8A8

Sea Nymph color link
Sea Nymph

#8AAEA4

El Nino color link
El Nino

#92A0AC

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#87A9B0
  • RGB135, 169, 176
  • CMYK16, 3, 0, 31
  • CSSrgb(135, 169, 176)
  • HSL190°, 21%, 61%
  • HSL Precise190.244°, 20.603%, 60.98%
  • HSV190°, 23%, 69%
  • HSB190°, 23%, 69%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.529
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.663
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.690
  • GLSLvec3(0.529, 0.663, 0.690)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.529, 0.663, 0.690, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.529, 0.663, 0.690)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB52.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB66.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB69%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID87A9B0
  • DECIMAL ID8890800
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01