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Recognised as Colour

#87C7AF

  • #87C7AF
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium aquamarine

#87C7AF is a cyan with RGB values 135, 199, 175 and HSL 158°, 36%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium aquamarine.

Colour values

#87C7AF#87C7AF
HEX#87C7AF
RGBrgb(135, 199, 175)
RGB (0–1)0.5294, 0.7804, 0.6863
RGB percentages52.9%, 78%, 68.6%
HSLhsl(157.5, 36.4%, 65.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(157.5, 32.2%, 78%)
CMYK32.2%, 0%, 12.1%, 22%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,898,479
CSS custom property--colour: #87C7AF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49093WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness179.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.82:1
Contrast with white1.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.82:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B8B8B8
Inverted#783850

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C4BFAEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#B9B7B1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.3 from the original
Tritanopia#77C8C0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.94:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium aquamarine · ΔE 13Dark seagreen · ΔE 13.1Medium turquoise · ΔE 18.3Light seagreen · ΔE 19.4Pale turquoise · ΔE 19.7Cadetblue · ΔE 20.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium aquamarine (#66CDAA)ΔE 13.03, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C7879F
Analogous#87C78F, #87BFC7
Triadic#AF87C7, #C7AF87
Split complementary#C787BF, #C78F87
Tetradic#8F87C7, #C7879F, #BFC787

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EFF8F5
Lighter +20%#CDE7DD
Lighter +10%#AAD7C6
Darker −10%#64B798
Darker −20%#4A9E7F
Darker −30%#3A7B63
Darker −40%#295947
More saturated +25%#71DDB4
Less saturated −25%#9DB1A9

Channel breakdown

R135
G199
B175
Red135 (52.9%)
Green199 (78%)
Blue175 (68.6%)
Hue157.5°
Saturation (HSL)36.36%
Lightness65.49%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 87 · G C7 · B AF

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