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#87BFBD Riverbed

#87BFBD is a light, muted turquoise named Riverbed. In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 74.9% green and 74.1% blue (rgb(135, 191, 189)). Its HSL value is 178° hue, 30% saturation and 64% lightness, and in CMYK it is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 25% black. #87BFBD is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.22:1.

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Variations of #87BFBD

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

How #87BFBD 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 #AEB1BE
  • Protanopia 88% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B8B9BD
  • Protanomaly 91% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #ADBABD
  • Deuteranopia 88% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #AEB1BE
  • Deuteranomaly 92% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #A4B6BE
  • Tritanopia 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #74C2BE
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #7FC0BE
  • 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 #ABB7B7

#87BFBD contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.06:1 Very poor#87BFBD text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.22:1 Very good#87BFBD text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#87BFBD in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(135 191 189);
color: hsl(178 30% 64%);
color: oklch(0.765 0.058 193.2);

#87BFBD FAQ

What color is #87BFBD?

#87BFBD 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 #87BFBD?

#87BFBD is rgb(135, 191, 189) in RGB, hsl(178, 30%, 64%) in HSL and cmyk(29%, 0%, 1%, 25%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #87BFBD?

The complementary color of #87BFBD is #BF8789, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #87BFBD?

Black text has the best contrast on #87BFBD: 10.22:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #87BFBD a warm or cool color?

#87BFBD is a cool color.