Colour

#87A69E

#87A69E
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Cadetblue

#87A69E is a cyan with RGB values 135, 166, 158 and HSL 165°, 15%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#87A69E#87A69E

HEX#87A69E

RGBrgb(135, 166, 158)

RGB (0–1)0.5294, 0.651, 0.6196

RGB percentages52.9%, 65.1%, 62%

HSLhsl(164.5, 14.8%, 59%)

HSV / HSBhsv(164.5, 18.7%, 65.1%)

CMYK18.7%, 0%, 4.8%, 34.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,890,014

CSS custom property--colour: #87A69E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34892WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness156.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.98:1

Contrast with white2.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F

Inverted#785961

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A3A29Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#9D9E9Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.2 from the original

Tritanopia#7FA7A3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.63:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 11.8 Dark grey · ΔE 12.9 Silver · ΔE 17.2 Gray · ΔE 17.3 Light slate grey · ΔE 18.3 Slate grey · ΔE 19.8

Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 11.78, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#A6878F

Analogous#87A68F, #879FA6

Triadic#9E87A6, #A69E87

Split complementary#A6879F, #A68F87

Tetradic#8E87A6, #A6878F, #9FA687

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FCFDFD

Lighter +30%#DFE7E5

Lighter +20%#C2D1CD

Lighter +10%#A4BCB6

Darker −10%#6A9086

Darker −20%#55726B

Darker −30%#3F554F

Darker −40%#293834

More saturated +25%#6DC0AB

Less saturated −25%#979797

Channel breakdown

R135

G166

B158

Red135 (52.9%)

Green166 (65.1%)

Blue158 (62%)

Hue164.52°

Saturation (HSL)14.83%

Lightness59.02%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 87 · G A6 · B 9E

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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