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#87BFBF Riverbed

#87BFBF is a light, muted turquoise named Riverbed. In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 74.9% green and 74.9% blue (rgb(135, 191, 191)). Its HSL value is 180° hue, 30% saturation and 64% lightness, and in CMYK it is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black. #87BFBF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.23:1.

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Variations of #87BFBF

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

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

  • Dog vision 89% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #ADB2C0
  • Protanopia 88% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B8BABF
  • Protanomaly 91% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #ACBABF
  • Deuteranopia 89% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #ADB2C0
  • Deuteranomaly 92% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #A3B6BF
  • Tritanopia 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #73C3BF
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #7FC0BF
  • 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 #ABB8B8

#87BFBF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.05:1 Very poor#87BFBF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.23:1 Very good#87BFBF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#87BFBF in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(135 191 191);
color: hsl(180 30% 64%);
color: oklch(0.766 0.058 196.0);

#87BFBF FAQ

What color is #87BFBF?

#87BFBF 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 #87BFBF?

#87BFBF is rgb(135, 191, 191) in RGB, hsl(180, 30%, 64%) in HSL and cmyk(29%, 0%, 0%, 25%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #87BFBF?

The complementary color of #87BFBF is #BF8787, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #87BFBF?

Black text has the best contrast on #87BFBF: 10.23:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #87BFBF a warm or cool color?

#87BFBF is a cool color.