Information about #87BABD color

#87BABD color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #87BABD belongs to the Cyan Color Family, featuring Mild Saturation and Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(135, 186, 189) — 52.9% red, 72.9% green, 74.1% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 21 / 1 / 0 / 26. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#87BABD is a softly balanced cyan that appears airy and pastel-like. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Metallic Glacier (#89B1C2). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Moby (#8EB2BE) and Neptune (#7CB7BB).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(135, 186, 189)), which gives #87BABD its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #87BABD: 9.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.1:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #87BABD is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#87BABD color variations

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

#87BABD color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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#A0C8CA

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#B7D6D7

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#CFE3E4

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#E7F1F1

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White

#FFFFFF

#87BABD color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#5EA3A6

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#457B7E

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#2E5254

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#17292A

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Black

#000000

#87BABD color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#85B0B3

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#82A5A7

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#80999A

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#7F8C8D

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Grey

#808080

#87BABD 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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#8890BD

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#88BDAB

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#88BD95

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#90BD88

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#87BABD 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
#87BABD
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#BE8B89
#BE8B89

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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
#87BABD
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#BEA689
#BEA689

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#BE89A1
#BE89A1

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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
#89A1BE
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#89BEA6
#89BEA6

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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
#87BABD
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#BE89BB
#BE89BB

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#BBBE89
#BBBE89

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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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#8B89BE
#8B89BE

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#BE8B89
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#BBBE89
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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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#A689BE
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#BE8B89
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#A1BE89
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Nearest named colors to #87BABD

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

Metallic Glacier color link
Metallic Glacier

#89B1C2

Moby color link
Moby

#8EB2BE

Neptune color link
Neptune

#7CB7BB

Cold Front Green color link
Cold Front Green

#85B3B2

Glacier color link
Glacier

#78B1BF

Monte Carlo color link
Monte Carlo

#7AC5B4

Pewter Blue color link
Pewter Blue

#8BA8B7

Blue Hosta color link
Blue Hosta

#77BFC7

Cyan Opaque color link
Cyan Opaque

#92C7C7

Botticelli color link
Botticelli

#92ACB4

Nepal color link
Nepal

#93AAB9

Pale Teal color link
Pale Teal

#82CBB2

#87BABD color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#87BABD
  • RGB135, 186, 189
  • CMYK21, 1, 0, 26
  • CSSrgb(135, 186, 189)
  • HSL183°, 29%, 64%
  • HSL Precise183.333°, 29.032%, 63.529%
  • HSV183°, 29%, 74%
  • HSB183°, 29%, 74%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.529
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.729
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.741
  • GLSLvec3(0.529, 0.729, 0.741)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.529, 0.729, 0.741, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.529, 0.729, 0.741)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB52.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB72.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB74.1%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID87BABD
  • DECIMAL ID8895165
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers17 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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