Information about #87C5BA color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #87C5BA is classified in the Register under the Cyan Color Family, with Mild Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(135, 197, 186) — 52.9% red, 77.3% green, 72.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 24 / 0 / 4 / 23. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A softly balanced water-like cyan, #87C5BA floats near the light end of the scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Pale Teal (#82CBB2). Nearby in the Register you will also find Monte Carlo (#7AC5B4) and Bermuda (#86D2C1).

In RGB terms — rgb(135, 197, 186) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #87C5BA background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 10.7:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.0:1. #87C5BA has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#87C5BA color variations

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

#87C5BA color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#87C5BA color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#87C5BA color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#87C5BA 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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#87C5BA 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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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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#C59A87
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#C587B1
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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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#87C59A
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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
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#BA87C5
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#C5BA87
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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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#8792C5
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#C58792
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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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#9A87C5
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#C58792
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#B1C587
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Nearest named colors to #87C5BA

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

Pale Teal color link
Pale Teal

#82CBB2

Monte Carlo color link
Monte Carlo

#7AC5B4

Bermuda color link
Bermuda

#86D2C1

Cyan Opaque color link
Cyan Opaque

#92C7C7

Neptune color link
Neptune

#7CB7BB

Seafoam Blue color link
Seafoam Blue

#78D1B6

Cold Front Green color link
Cold Front Green

#85B3B2

Northern Lights Blue color link
Northern Lights Blue

#78C7C7

Pearl Aqua color link
Pearl Aqua

#88D8C0

Shadow Green color link
Shadow Green

#9AC0B6

Moby color link
Moby

#8EB2BE

Blue Hosta color link
Blue Hosta

#77BFC7

#87C5BA color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#87C5BA
  • RGB135, 197, 186
  • CMYK24, 0, 4, 23
  • CSSrgb(135, 197, 186)
  • HSL169°, 35%, 65%
  • HSL Precise169.355°, 34.831%, 65.098%
  • HSV169°, 31%, 77%
  • HSB169°, 31%, 77%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.529
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.773
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.729
  • GLSLvec3(0.529, 0.773, 0.729)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.529, 0.773, 0.729, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.529, 0.773, 0.729)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB52.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB77.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB72.9%
  • Color Family (Hue)Cyan
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID87C5BA
  • DECIMAL ID8897978
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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