#87D7BECabbage (#87D7BE) is a very light, soft blue-green with an OKLCH hue of 172°, lightness 0.82 and chroma 0.087. It sits on the cool side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #87D7BE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(135, 215, 190) |
| HSL | hsl(161, 50%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(161, 37%, 84%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(37%, 0%, 12%, 16%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(80.4 -30.1 4.6) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.820 0.087 172) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Cabbage shifts subtly: drifts toward green; in north-facing or shaded light it shifts subtly: leans toward sky blue. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 2.1), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#96d2b1 — ΔE 2.1, shifts subtly: drifts toward green#90d8ba — ΔE 1.1, shifts subtly: leans toward green#87d7be — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#86d8c1 — ΔE 0.4, shifts subtly: leans toward sky blueTest Cabbage in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 1.68:1 and against black 12.49:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#ccffee · #87d7be · #69b39c · #498b78 · #286655 · #054234
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#baf8ff · #9be9e1 · #87d7be · #87c19c · #86aa7e · #839466
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#87d7be · #88abb9 · #549581 · #20738e · #1a5949 · #133845
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#d8eee6 · #87d7be · #bb7b97 · #436a5d · #294a40 · #162b25
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#87d7be · #aea5a8 · #6b7974 · #4b4447 · #12201b · #020001
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#faeef3 · #d2c4ca · #a6979d · #2e1c24 · #0a0104 · #87d7be
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#e2e7c1 · #87d7be · #d65eb7 · #5b7c54 · #3f3559 · #150626
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#87d7be · #b6a1a9 · #89688e · #6e3130 · #2c0d30 · #060000
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#87d7be · #a8a5b7 · #766e9b · #6a3713 · #321200 · #010008
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#87d7be · #9fa8b9 · #5f759f · #69314b · #281900 · #050001
#98DDC7 · #A8E3CF · #B8E9D8 · #C7EFE1 · #D7F5EA
#68B19A · #4B8C78 · #2E6958 · #11473A · #00281E
#96D3BF · #A4CFC1 · #B1CBC2
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.