Cadet Blue (Blue)

#87B981

RGB: 135, 185, 129

Color OverviewHEX #87B981

#87B981 Color Code Information

In the RGB color space, #87B981 is composed of 53% red, 73% green, and 51% blue. In the HSL color space, it has a hue of 114°, saturation of 29%, and lightness of 62%.

HEX

#87B981

RGB

135, 185, 129

HSL

114°, 29%, 62%

HSV

114°, 30%, 73%

CMYK

27%, 0%, 30%, 27%

Name Match

Cadet Blue

Closest Standard

Shades of #87B981 (Darker Variations)

Shades are created by progressively mixing the base color with black.

Tints of #87B981 (Lighter Variations)

Tints are created by progressively mixing the base color with pure white.

Tones of #87B981 (Muted Variations)

Tones are created by mixing the base color with true neutral gray.

Color Harmonies for #87B981

Calculated color schemes based on classic color wheel angles for graphic and web design.

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Split Complementary

Monochromatic

WCAG Accessibility Contrast Ratios

Verification against Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) standards for web text readability.

Sample Text on #87B981 Background

Contrast Ratio against Pure White (#FFFFFF):2.26 : 1

WCAG AA (4.5:1)

WCAG AAA (7.0:1)

Sample Text on #87B981 Background

Contrast Ratio against Pure Black (#000000):9.29 : 1

WCAG AA (4.5:1)

WCAG AAA (7.0:1)

Developer Code Snippets & Tailwind CSS

CSS Variables & Declarations

:root {
  --color-brand: #87B981;
}

.element {
  color: #87B981;
  background-color: #87B981;
  border-color: #87B981;
}

Tailwind CSS v4 Utility Classes

<!-- Tailwind Arbitrary Values -->
<div className="bg-[#87B981] text-[#87B981] border-[#87B981]">
  Content styled with #87B981
</div>