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#87BFBB Riverbed

#87BFBB is a light, muted turquoise named Riverbed. In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 74.9% green and 73.3% blue (rgb(135, 191, 187)). Its HSL value is 176° hue, 30% saturation and 64% lightness, and in CMYK it is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 25% black. #87BFBB is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.20:1.

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Variations of #87BFBB

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#87BFBB color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#87BFBB for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #87BFBB appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 88% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #AEB1BC
  • Protanopia 87% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B9B9BB
  • Protanomaly 91% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #ADBABB
  • Deuteranopia 88% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #AEB1BC
  • Deuteranomaly 92% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #A4B6BC
  • Tritanopia 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #74C2BE
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #80C0BC
  • Achromatopsia 88% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B5B5B5
  • Achromatomaly 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #ABB7B6

#87BFBB contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.06:1 Very poor#87BFBB text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.20:1 Very good#87BFBB text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#87BFBB in CSS

/* Riverbed */
.color { color: #87BFBB; }
.background { background-color: #87BFBB; }
.border { border: 1px solid #87BFBB; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(135 191 187);
color: hsl(176 30% 64%);
color: oklch(0.765 0.058 190.4);

#87BFBB FAQ

What color is #87BFBB?

#87BFBB is a light, muted turquoise. Its closest named color is Riverbed. It belongs to the turquoise color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #87BFBB?

#87BFBB is rgb(135, 191, 187) in RGB, hsl(176, 30%, 64%) in HSL and cmyk(29%, 0%, 2%, 25%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #87BFBB?

The complementary color of #87BFBB is #BF878B, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #87BFBB?

Black text has the best contrast on #87BFBB: 10.20:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #87BFBB a warm or cool color?

#87BFBB is a cool color.