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Recognised as Colour

#87AFAE

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

#87AFAE is a cyan with RGB values 135, 175, 174 and HSL 179°, 20%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#87AFAE#87AFAE
HEX#87AFAE
RGBrgb(135, 175, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.5294, 0.6863, 0.6824
RGB percentages52.9%, 68.6%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(178.5, 20%, 60.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(178.5, 22.9%, 68.6%)
CMYK22.9%, 0%, 0.6%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,892,334
CSS custom property--colour: #87AFAE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38867WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.77:1
Contrast with white2.39:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.77:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#785051

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AAABAEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#A2A5AEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.4 from the original
Tritanopia#7AB2AFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.39:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 10.3Dark grey · ΔE 14.2Silver · ΔE 16.8Light blue · ΔE 17.2Powder blue · ΔE 18Light slate grey · ΔE 18.5
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 10.27, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AF8788
Analogous#87AF9A, #879CAF
Triadic#AE87AF, #AFAE87
Split complementary#AF879C, #AF9A87
Tetradic#9A87AF, #AF8788, #9CAF87

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E3ECEC
Lighter +20%#C4D8D7
Lighter +10%#A6C3C3
Darker −10%#689B99
Darker −20%#537D7C
Darker −30%#3F5E5D
Darker −40%#2A403F
More saturated +25%#6EC8C6
Less saturated −25%#9B9B9B

Channel breakdown

R135
G175
B174
Red135 (52.9%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue178.5°
Saturation (HSL)20%
Lightness60.78%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 87 · G AF · B AE

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