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Recognised as Colour

#87CEC4

  • #87CEC4
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale turquoise

#87CEC4 is a cyan with RGB values 135, 206, 196 and HSL 172°, 42%, 67%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#87CEC4#87CEC4
HEX#87CEC4
RGBrgb(135, 206, 196)
RGB (0–1)0.5294, 0.8078, 0.7686
RGB percentages52.9%, 80.8%, 76.9%
HSLhsl(171.5, 42%, 66.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(171.5, 34.5%, 80.8%)
CMYK34.5%, 0%, 4.9%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,900,292
CSS custom property--colour: #87CEC4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.53279WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness186.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.66:1
Contrast with white1.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE
Inverted#78313B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C7C6C4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#BBBDC5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.4 from the original
Tritanopia#6FD1CBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.8:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 13.6Powder blue · ΔE 14.4Medium turquoise · ΔE 14.4Light blue · ΔE 17.5Medium aquamarine · ΔE 17.5Cadetblue · ΔE 18.3
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 13.64, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CE8791
Analogous#87CEA1, #87B4CE
Triadic#C487CE, #CEC487
Split complementary#CE87B4, #CEA187
Tetradic#A187CE, #CE8791, #B4CE87

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F4FAF9
Lighter +20%#CFECE8
Lighter +10%#ABDDD6
Darker −10%#63BFB2
Darker −20%#45AA9C
Darker −30%#37857A
Darker −40%#286159
More saturated +25%#72E3D3
Less saturated −25%#9CB9B5

Channel breakdown

R135
G206
B196
Red135 (52.9%)
Green206 (80.8%)
Blue196 (76.9%)
Hue171.55°
Saturation (HSL)42.01%
Lightness66.86%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 87 · G CE · B C4

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