Palettes / Colors / #87AAA9

#87AAA9 — Dusty Teal

#87AAA9 is a teal color we call Dusty Teal, closest to the named color DarkSeaGreen (#8FBC8F). It belongs to the teal family.

#87AAA9 is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity and balance. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #AA8889; it also sits naturally between #88AA98 and #889AAA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 53% · Green 67% · Blue 66%

Cyan 21% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 1% · Key 33%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #87AAA9

.text { color: #87AAA9; }
.background { background-color: #87AAA9; }
.border { border: 3px solid #87AAA9; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(135, 170, 169); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(178, 17%, 60%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #87AAA9; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(135, 170, 169, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #87AAA9; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(135, 170, 169, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#87AAA9">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#87AAA9">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #AA8889:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #87AAA9: #000000.

How #87AAA9 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #87AAA9 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #87AAA9?

#87AAA9 is Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 135, 170, 169). Its closest standard named color is DarkSeaGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #87AAA9?

#87AAA9 is RGB 135, 170, 169 — HSL 178°, 17%, 60% — CMYK 21%, 0%, 1%, 33%.

What colors go with #87AAA9?

Its complement is #AA8889; analogous partners are #88AA98 and #889AAA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #87AAA9 for text?

Black text on #87AAA9 has a contrast ratio of 8.35:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.51:1.