Palettes / Colors / #87BCBD

#87BCBD — Dusty Teal

#87BCBD is a teal color we call Dusty Teal, closest to the named color DarkGray (#A9A9A9). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkgray (#A9A9A9) — not an exact match. CSS darkgray gives you #A9A9A9, a different color; use #87BCBD when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#87BCBD 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 #BE8989; it also sits naturally between #89BEA4 and #89A2BE. 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 74% · Blue 74%

Cyan 29% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 0% · Key 26%

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

Previews

CSS code for #87BCBD

.text { color: #87BCBD; }
.background { background-color: #87BCBD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #87BCBD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(135, 188, 189); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(181, 29%, 64%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #87BCBD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(135, 188, 189, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #87BCBD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(135, 188, 189, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BE8989:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #87BCBD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #87BCBD

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #87BCBD 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 #87BCBD 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

← #87BCBC  ·  #87BCBE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #87BCBD?

#87BCBD is Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 135, 188, 189). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #87BCBD?

#87BCBD is RGB 135, 188, 189 — HSL 181°, 29%, 64% — CMYK 29%, 1%, 0%, 26%.

What colors go with #87BCBD?

Its complement is #BE8989; analogous partners are #89BEA4 and #89A2BE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #87BCBD for text?

Black text on #87BCBD has a contrast ratio of 9.96:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.11:1.