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Recognised as Colour

#87ADA7

  • #87ADA7
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#87ADA7 is a cyan with RGB values 135, 173, 167 and HSL 171°, 19%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#87ADA7#87ADA7
HEX#87ADA7
RGBrgb(135, 173, 167)
RGB (0–1)0.5294, 0.6784, 0.6549
RGB percentages52.9%, 67.8%, 65.5%
HSLhsl(170.5, 18.8%, 60.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(170.5, 22%, 67.8%)
CMYK22%, 0%, 3.5%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,891,815
CSS custom property--colour: #87ADA7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37828WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.57:1
Contrast with white2.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.57:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#785258

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A9A9A7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14 from the original
Deuteranopia#A2A3A8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.8 from the original
Tritanopia#7CAFABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.45:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.57:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 10.8Dark grey · ΔE 14.2Silver · ΔE 17.2Light blue · ΔE 19.2Powder blue · ΔE 19.5Light slate grey · ΔE 19.6
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 10.77, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AD878D
Analogous#87AD94, #87A0AD
Triadic#A787AD, #ADA787
Split complementary#AD87A0, #AD9487
Tetradic#9487AD, #AD878D, #A0AD87

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E2EBEA
Lighter +20%#C4D6D3
Lighter +10%#A5C2BD
Darker −10%#699891
Darker −20%#547A74
Darker −30%#3F5C57
Darker −40%#2A3E3B
More saturated +25%#6EC6B8
Less saturated −25%#9A9A9A

Channel breakdown

R135
G173
B167
Red135 (52.9%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue167 (65.5%)
Hue170.53°
Saturation (HSL)18.81%
Lightness60.39%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 87 · G AD · B A7

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