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Recognised as Colour

#87BFBB

  • #87BFBB
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#87BFBB is a cyan with RGB values 135, 191, 187 and HSL 176°, 30%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#87BFBB#87BFBB
HEX#87BFBB
RGBrgb(135, 191, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.5294, 0.749, 0.7333
RGB percentages52.9%, 74.9%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(175.7, 30.4%, 63.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(175.7, 29.3%, 74.9%)
CMYK29.3%, 0%, 2.1%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,896,443
CSS custom property--colour: #87BFBB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.2:1
Contrast with white2.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B3B3B3
Inverted#784044

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B9B9BBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#AEB1BCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.2 from the original
Tritanopia#74C2BEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.06:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 12.9Powder blue · ΔE 14.1Light blue · ΔE 15.1Pale turquoise · ΔE 16.7Sky blue · ΔE 18.8Medium turquoise · ΔE 19.2
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 12.92, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BF878B
Analogous#87BF9F, #87A7BF
Triadic#BB87BF, #BFBB87
Split complementary#BF87A7, #BF9F87
Tetradic#9F87BF, #BF878B, #A7BF87

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EBF4F4
Lighter +20%#CAE2E1
Lighter +10%#A8D1CE
Darker −10%#66ADA8
Darker −20%#4E928D
Darker −30%#3C716D
Darker −40%#2A504D
More saturated +25%#70D6CF
Less saturated −25%#9EA8A7

Channel breakdown

R135
G191
B187
Red135 (52.9%)
Green191 (74.9%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue175.71°
Saturation (HSL)30.43%
Lightness63.92%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 87 · G BF · B BB

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