Information about #87ADA4 color

#87ADA4 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#87ADA4 falls into the Cyan Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(135, 173, 164) — 52.9% red, 67.8% green, 64.3% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 15 / 0 / 4 / 32. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A softly toned aqua cyan, #87ADA4 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 Aqua Blue (#86ABA5). Slightly further away sit Sea Nymph (#8AAEA4) and Cascade (#8BA9A5).

The recipe behind #87ADA4 is rgb(135, 173, 164), with green as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #87ADA4: 8.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.5:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#87ADA4 color variations

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

#87ADA4 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 #87ADA4

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

Aqua Blue color link
Aqua Blue

#86ABA5

Sea Nymph color link
Sea Nymph

#8AAEA4

Cascade color link
Cascade

#8BA9A5

Ziggurat color link
Ziggurat

#81A6AA

Boulevard color link
Boulevard

#8EA5A0

Grayish Cyan color link
Grayish Cyan

#7DA8A8

Summer Green color link
Summer Green

#8FB69C

Morning Blue color link
Morning Blue

#8DA399

Destiny color link
Destiny

#889E9D

Bluegrey color link
Bluegrey

#85A3B2

Bounty color link
Bounty

#919FA0

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#87ADA4
  • RGB135, 173, 164
  • CMYK15, 0, 4, 32
  • CSSrgb(135, 173, 164)
  • HSL166°, 19%, 60%
  • HSL Precise165.789°, 18.812%, 60.392%
  • HSV166°, 22%, 68%
  • HSB166°, 22%, 68%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.529
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.678
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.643
  • GLSLvec3(0.529, 0.678, 0.643)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.529, 0.678, 0.643, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.529, 0.678, 0.643)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB52.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB67.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB64.3%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID87ADA4
  • DECIMAL ID8891812
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01