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Recognised as Colour

#87CDBE

  • #87CDBE
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Medium turquoise

#87CDBE is a cyan with RGB values 135, 205, 190 and HSL 167°, 41%, 67%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium turquoise.

Colour values

#87CDBE#87CDBE
HEX#87CDBE
RGBrgb(135, 205, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.5294, 0.8039, 0.7451
RGB percentages52.9%, 80.4%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(167.1, 41.2%, 66.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(167.1, 34.1%, 80.4%)
CMYK34.1%, 0%, 7.3%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,900,030
CSS custom property--colour: #87CDBE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52531WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness185 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.51:1
Contrast with white1.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD
Inverted#783241

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C7C5BDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#BBBCBFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.6 from the original
Tritanopia#71CFC8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.83:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium turquoise · ΔE 15Pale turquoise · ΔE 15.3Medium aquamarine · ΔE 15.3Powder blue · ΔE 16.4Light seagreen · ΔE 18.3Dark seagreen · ΔE 18.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium turquoise (#48D1CC)ΔE 14.98, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CD8796
Analogous#87CD9B, #87B9CD
Triadic#BE87CD, #CDBE87
Split complementary#CD87B9, #CD9B87
Tetradic#9B87CD, #CD8796, #B9CD87

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F3FAF9
Lighter +20%#CFEBE5
Lighter +10%#ABDCD2
Darker −10%#63BEAA
Darker −20%#46A893
Darker −30%#378473
Darker −40%#286054
More saturated +25%#72E2CA
Less saturated −25%#9CB8B2

Channel breakdown

R135
G205
B190
Red135 (52.9%)
Green205 (80.4%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue167.14°
Saturation (HSL)41.18%
Lightness66.67%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 87 · G CD · B BE

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