Information about #87BCAB color

#87BCAB color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#87BCAB falls into the Spring Green Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(135, 188, 171) — 52.9% red, 73.7% green, 67.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 21 / 0 / 7 / 26. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#87BCAB is a moderately toned minty spring green that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. It is a natural fit for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Serenity (#8DBFA3). Slightly further away sit Cold Front Green (#85B3B2) and Sea Nymph (#8AAEA4).

In RGB terms — rgb(135, 188, 171) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #87BCAB: 9.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.1:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#87BCAB color variations

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

#87BCAB color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#87BCAB color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#5DA38D

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#457B6A

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#2E5246

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#172923

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Black

#000000

#87BCAB color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#83B0A2

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#81A59A

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Grey

#808080

#87BCAB 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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#86A1BB

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#86BB95

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#8CBB86

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#A1BB86

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#87BCAB 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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#BB8697
#BB8697

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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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#BB9086
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#BB86B1
#BB86B1

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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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#86BB90
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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
#87BCAB
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#AA86BB
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#BBAA86
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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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#8697BB
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#BB8697
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#BBAA86
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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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#9086BB
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#BB8697
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#B1BB86
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Nearest named colors to #87BCAB

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

Serenity color link
Serenity

#8DBFA3

Cold Front Green color link
Cold Front Green

#85B3B2

Sea Nymph color link
Sea Nymph

#8AAEA4

Pale Teal color link
Pale Teal

#82CBB2

Summer Green color link
Summer Green

#8FB69C

Aqua Blue color link
Aqua Blue

#86ABA5

Unwind color link
Unwind

#98B7AF

Monte Carlo color link
Monte Carlo

#7AC5B4

Neptune color link
Neptune

#7CB7BB

Cascade color link
Cascade

#8BA9A5

Kumutoto color link
Kumutoto

#78AFB2

Eton Blue color link
Eton Blue

#96C8A2

#87BCAB color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#87BCAB
  • RGB135, 188, 171
  • CMYK21, 0, 7, 26
  • CSSrgb(135, 188, 171)
  • HSL161°, 28%, 63%
  • HSL Precise160.755°, 28.342%, 63.333%
  • HSV161°, 28%, 74%
  • HSB161°, 28%, 74%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.529
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.737
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.671
  • GLSLvec3(0.529, 0.737, 0.671)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.529, 0.737, 0.671, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.529, 0.737, 0.671)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB52.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB73.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB67.1%
  • Color FamilySpring Green
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID87BCAB
  • DECIMAL ID8895659
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited1 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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