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Teal Tone Muted

Teal · Hue 160
Hex
#87AB9F
RGB
rgb(135, 171, 159)
HSL
hsl(160, 18%, 60%)
CMYK
cmyk(21%, 0%, 7%, 33%)
Metrics
S 18% · L 60%
Contrast (WCAG)
on white
2.5:1Fail
on black
8.4:1AA
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About this color

Teal Tone Muted (#87AB9F) belongs to the teal family — hue 160°, 18% saturation, 60% lightness. Copy the hex, RGB, or HSL value above, or paste the CSS custom property below into your stylesheet to reference this color directly.

CSS
:root {
  --colorarchive-teal-tone-muted: #87AB9F;
  --colorarchive-teal-tone-muted-hsl: hsl(160, 18%, 60%);
  --colorarchive-teal-tone-muted-rgb: rgb(135, 171, 159);
}

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Palette moves

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Lighter companion
Teal Silk Muted
#9FBCB2 · hsl(160, 18%, 68%)
Darker companion
Teal Radiant Muted
#759F91 · hsl(160, 18%, 54%)
Complementary counterpoint
Garnet Tone Muted
#AB8793 · hsl(340, 18%, 60%)
Analogous lead
Aqua Tone Muted
#87ABAB · hsl(180, 18%, 60%)
Analogous echo
Seafoam Tone Muted
#87AB93 · hsl(140, 18%, 60%)
Triadic +120°
Mulberry Tone Muted
#9F87AB · hsl(280, 18%, 60%)
Triadic +240°
Apricot Tone Muted
#AB9F87 · hsl(40, 18%, 60%)
Split-comp +150°
Peony Tone Muted
#AB87A5 · hsl(310, 18%, 60%)
Split-comp +210°
Ruby Tone Muted
#AB8D87 · hsl(10, 18%, 60%)
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Base: Teal Tone Muted #87AB9F
Lighter companion: Teal Silk Muted #9FBCB2
Darker companion: Teal Radiant Muted #759F91
Complementary counterpoint: Garnet Tone Muted #AB8793
Analogous lead: Aqua Tone Muted #87ABAB
Analogous echo: Seafoam Tone Muted #87AB93
Triadic +120°: Mulberry Tone Muted #9F87AB
Triadic +240°: Apricot Tone Muted #AB9F87
Split-comp +150°: Peony Tone Muted #AB87A5
Split-comp +210°: Ruby Tone Muted #AB8D87

Nearest neighbors

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Nearby match
Teal Tone Faint
#8FA39C · hsl(160, 10%, 60%)
Nearby match
Teal Tone Dust
#7EB4A2 · hsl(160, 26%, 60%)
Nearby match
Teal Radiant Muted
#759F91 · hsl(160, 18%, 54%)
Nearby match
Teal Silk Muted
#9FBCB2 · hsl(160, 18%, 68%)
Nearby match
Teal Tone Soft
#76BCA5 · hsl(160, 34%, 60%)
Nearby match
Teal Radiant Faint
#7E958E · hsl(160, 10%, 54%)

Accessible pairings

Archive colors that meet WCAG contrast standards when paired with this color. Use as text-on-background or background-on-text.

Contrast checker
AAA7.1:1
Plum Ink Vivid
#24093E
AAA7.1:1
Plum Ink Bright
#240642
AAA7.1:1
Plum Ink Pure
#240345
AAA7.1:1
Orchid Ink Clear
#1D1037
AAA7.2:1
Orchid Ink Vivid
#1B093E
AAA7.3:1
Orchid Ink Bright
#1A0642

Color Vision Simulation

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Full simulator
Deuteranopia
#9693A3
Protanopia
#9898A2
Tritanopia
#89A4A5
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