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Recognised as Colour

#87CBB8

  • #87CBB8
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Medium aquamarine

#87CBB8 is a cyan with RGB values 135, 203, 184 and HSL 163°, 40%, 66%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium aquamarine.

Colour values

#87CBB8#87CBB8
HEX#87CBB8
RGBrgb(135, 203, 184)
RGB (0–1)0.5294, 0.7961, 0.7216
RGB percentages52.9%, 79.6%, 72.2%
HSLhsl(163.2, 39.5%, 66.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(163.2, 33.5%, 79.6%)
CMYK33.5%, 0%, 9.4%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,899,512
CSS custom property--colour: #87CBB8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51323WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness183 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.26:1
Contrast with white1.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BBBBBB
Inverted#783447

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C6C3B7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#BABAB9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.6 from the original
Tritanopia#73CDC5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.86:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium aquamarine · ΔE 14Medium turquoise · ΔE 16.1Dark seagreen · ΔE 16.2Pale turquoise · ΔE 17.1Powder blue · ΔE 18.2Light seagreen · ΔE 18.6
Nearest named CSS colourMedium aquamarine (#66CDAA)ΔE 13.95, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CB879A
Analogous#87CB96, #87BCCB
Triadic#B887CB, #CBB887
Split complementary#CB87BC, #CB9687
Tetradic#9687CB, #CB879A, #BCCB87

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F2F9F7
Lighter +20%#CEEAE2
Lighter +10%#ABDACD
Darker −10%#63BCA3
Darker −20%#47A58B
Darker −30%#38816D
Darker −40%#295D4F
More saturated +25%#71E1C1
Less saturated −25%#9CB5AF

Channel breakdown

R135
G203
B184
Red135 (52.9%)
Green203 (79.6%)
Blue184 (72.2%)
Hue163.24°
Saturation (HSL)39.53%
Lightness66.27%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 87 · G CB · B B8

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