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#87BBAD

#87bbad ≈ Opal

  • teal
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#87bbad is a color from the teal family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 52.94% red, 73.33% green and 67.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 27.81% cyan, 0% magenta, 7.49% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 163.85°, with 27.66% saturation and 63.14% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with clarity, calm and renewal. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.74:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Opal (#a8c3bc), ΔE 7.67.

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Web safe#99cc99
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Relative luminance0.4371

Complementary

  1. #87bbad
  2. #bb8795

Split complementary

  1. #87bbad
  2. #bb87af
  3. #bb9387

Analogous

  1. #87bb93
  2. #87bbad
  3. #87afbb

Triadic

  1. #87bbad
  2. #ad87bb
  3. #bbad87

Tetradic

  1. #87bbad
  2. #8795bb
  3. #bb8795
  4. #bbad87

Square

  1. #87bbad
  2. #9387bb
  3. #bb8795
  4. #afbb87

Monochromatic

  1. #3d6c5f
  2. #599d8a
  3. #87bbad
  4. #b8d7ce
  5. #e9f2f0

Shades

#87bbad mixed progressively with black.

  1. #87bbad
  2. #7aa89c
  3. #6c968a
  4. #5f8379
  5. #517068
  6. #445e57
  7. #364b45
  8. #293834
  9. #1b2523
  10. #0e1311
  11. #000000

Tints

#87bbad mixed progressively with white.

  1. #87bbad
  2. #93c2b5
  3. #9fc9bd
  4. #abcfc6
  5. #b7d6ce
  6. #c3ddd6
  7. #cfe4de
  8. #dbebe6
  9. #e7f1ef
  10. #f3f8f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#87bbad mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #87bbad
  2. #86b5a9
  3. #86afa4
  4. #85a9a0
  5. #84a39b
  6. #849e97
  7. #839892
  8. #82928e
  9. #818c89
  10. #818685
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b1b1b1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a2b5af ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b7b5ac ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aeaeae ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #79bcb7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a6b7ad ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a0b3ae ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7fbcb3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-87bbad {
  color: #87bbad;
}
Background
.bg-87bbad {
  background-color: #87bbad;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-87bbad {
  border: 2px solid #87bbad;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #87bbad;
  --color-primary-rgb: 135 187 173;
  --color-primary-hsl: 164 28% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-87bbad {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #87bbad, #87afbb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-87bbad {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(135 187 173 / 0.35);
}

#a8c3bc Opal ΔE 7.67 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 9.00 #66cdaa Medium Aquamarine ΔE 9.14 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 10.14 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 10.48 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 10.50 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 10.75 #784452 Inverted #b1b1b1 Grayscale 

Opal
#87bbad  rgb(135, 187, 173)  hsl(164, 28%, 63%)  Opal
#bb8795  rgb(187, 135, 149)  hsl(344, 28%, 63%)  Puce
#ad87bb  rgb(173, 135, 187)  hsl(284, 28%, 63%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#bbad87  rgb(187, 173, 135)  hsl(44, 28%, 63%)  Ecru