Colour
#87ABA0
- #87ABA0
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#87ABA0 is a cyan with RGB values 135, 171, 160 and HSL 162°, 18%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#87ABA0#87ABA0
HEX#87ABA0
RGBrgb(135, 171, 160)
RGB (0–1)0.5294, 0.6706, 0.6275
RGB percentages52.9%, 67.1%, 62.7%
HSLhsl(161.7, 17.6%, 60%)
HSV / HSBhsv(161.7, 21.1%, 67.1%)
CMYK21.1%, 0%, 6.4%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,891,296
CSS custom property--colour: #87ABA0;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.36815WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.36:1
Contrast with white2.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#78545F
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.51:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.36:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AB8792
Analogous#87AB8E, #87A4AB
Triadic#A087AB, #ABA087
Split complementary#AB87A4, #AB8E87
Tetradic#8E87AB, #AB8792, #A4AB87
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R135
G171
B160
Red135 (52.9%)
Green171 (67.1%)
Blue160 (62.7%)
Hue161.67°
Saturation (HSL)17.65%
Lightness60%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 87 · G AB · B A0
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