#87BDAB#87BDAB

#87BDAB is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.445; OKLCH L 75.5% C 0.062 H 171.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#87BDAB
RGB	rgb(135, 189, 171)
HSL	hsl(160, 29%, 64%)
HSV	hsv(160, 29%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.6%, 0%, 9.5%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(72.55, -21.48, 3.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(72.55, 21.75, 170.90°)
OKLab	oklab(75.55% -0.0616 0.0088)
OKLCH	oklch(75.55% 0.062 171.9)
XYZ	xyz(35.5376, 44.4847, 45.2341)
Luminance	0.4449 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	teal

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#87BDAB #BD8799

analogous

#87BD90 #87BDAB #87B4BD

triadic

#87BDAB #AB87BD #BDAB87

tetradic

#87BDAB #9087BD #BD8799 #B4BD87

square

#87BDAB #9087BD #BD8799 #B4BD87

split-complementary

#87BDAB #BD87B4 #BD9087

monochromatic

#48826F #60A78F #87BDAB #AED3C7 #D6E8E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.12

#87BDAB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

9.90

#87BDAB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #87BDAB

9.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##87BDAB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##87BDAB	1.00	2.12	9.90	9.90
#FFFFFF	2.12	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	9.90	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	9.90	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#BAB6AA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#B0AFAC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#79BEB8

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B2B2B2

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #87bdab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(135, 189, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(75.5% 0.062 171.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#abd1c4',
    500: '#87bdab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #87bdab;
$custom-light: #abd1c4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#87bdab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 135,
    "g": 189,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 160,
    "s": 29.032,
    "l": 63.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.75549,
    "c": 0.06227,
    "h": 171.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.44486
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#87BDAB

secondary

#D9C6CD

accent

#3E61A8

background

#FAFCFC

surface

#F4F9F8

border

#CED2D1

text

#101412

muted

#7F8281

Preview Lab

Preview with #87BDAB

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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