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Recognised as Colour

#87C1BB

  • #87C1BB
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#87C1BB is a cyan with RGB values 135, 193, 187 and HSL 174°, 32%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#87C1BB#87C1BB
HEX#87C1BB
RGBrgb(135, 193, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.5294, 0.7569, 0.7333
RGB percentages52.9%, 75.7%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(173.8, 31.9%, 64.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(173.8, 30.1%, 75.7%)
CMYK30.1%, 0%, 3.1%, 24.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,896,955
CSS custom property--colour: #87C1BB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46879WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.38:1
Contrast with white2.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4
Inverted#783E44

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BBBBBBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#B0B3BCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.8 from the original
Tritanopia#74C4BFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.02:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.38:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 13.7Powder blue · ΔE 14.3Light blue · ΔE 15.8Pale turquoise · ΔE 16.3Medium turquoise · ΔE 18.4Sky blue · ΔE 19.7
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 13.7, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C1878D
Analogous#87C19E, #87AAC1
Triadic#BB87C1, #C1BB87
Split complementary#C187AA, #C19E87
Tetradic#9E87C1, #C1878D, #AAC187

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#ECF5F4
Lighter +20%#CAE4E1
Lighter +10%#A9D2CE
Darker −10%#65B0A8
Darker −20%#4D958E
Darker −30%#3C736E
Darker −40%#2A524E
More saturated +25%#70D8CD
Less saturated −25%#9EAAA9

Channel breakdown

R135
G193
B187
Red135 (52.9%)
Green193 (75.7%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue173.79°
Saturation (HSL)31.87%
Lightness64.31%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 87 · G C1 · B BB

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