Information about #87B0B4 color

#87B0B4 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#87B0B4 falls into the Cyan Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(135, 176, 180) — 52.9% red, 69% green, 70.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 18 / 2 / 0 / 29. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #87B0B4 reads as a softly toned aqua cyan and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this 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 Pewter Blue (#8BA8B7) and Botticelli (#92ACB4).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(135, 176, 180)), which gives #87B0B4 its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #87B0B4: 8.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.4:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#87B0B4 color variations

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#87B0B4 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 #87B0B4

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

Pewter Blue color link
Pewter Blue

#8BA8B7

Botticelli color link
Botticelli

#92ACB4

Moby color link
Moby

#8EB2BE

Bluegrey color link
Bluegrey

#85A3B2

Nepal color link
Nepal

#93AAB9

Neptune color link
Neptune

#7CB7BB

Kumutoto color link
Kumutoto

#78AFB2

Ziggurat color link
Ziggurat

#81A6AA

Aqua Blue color link
Aqua Blue

#86ABA5

Sea Nymph color link
Sea Nymph

#8AAEA4

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#87B0B4
  • RGB135, 176, 180
  • CMYK18, 2, 0, 29
  • CSSrgb(135, 176, 180)
  • HSL185°, 23%, 62%
  • HSL Precise185.333°, 23.077%, 61.765%
  • HSV185°, 25%, 71%
  • HSB185°, 25%, 71%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.529
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.690
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.706
  • GLSLvec3(0.529, 0.690, 0.706)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.529, 0.690, 0.706, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.529, 0.690, 0.706)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB52.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB69%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB70.6%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID87B0B4
  • DECIMAL ID8892596
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01