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Colour

#87CFC5

  • #87CFC5
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale turquoise

#87CFC5 is a cyan with RGB values 135, 207, 197 and HSL 172°, 43%, 67%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#87CFC5#87CFC5
HEX#87CFC5
RGBrgb(135, 207, 197)
RGB (0–1)0.5294, 0.8118, 0.7725
RGB percentages52.9%, 81.2%, 77.3%
HSLhsl(171.7, 42.9%, 67.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(171.7, 34.8%, 81.2%)
CMYK34.8%, 0%, 4.8%, 18.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,900,549
CSS custom property--colour: #87CFC5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.53808WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness187.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.76:1
Contrast with white1.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BFBFBF
Inverted#78303A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C8C7C5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25 from the original
Deuteranopia#BBBEC6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25.3 from the original
Tritanopia#6ED2CCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.79:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 13.4Medium turquoise · ΔE 14.2Powder blue · ΔE 14.4Medium aquamarine · ΔE 17.4Light blue · ΔE 17.5Light seagreen · ΔE 18.4
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 13.44, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CF8791
Analogous#87CFA1, #87B5CF
Triadic#C587CF, #CFC587
Split complementary#CF87B5, #CFA187
Tetradic#A187CF, #CF8791, #B5CF87

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F4FBFA
Lighter +20%#D0ECE8
Lighter +10%#ABDED7
Darker −10%#63C0B3
Darker −20%#45AB9D
Darker −30%#36877C
Darker −40%#27635A
More saturated +25%#72E4D4
Less saturated −25%#9CBAB6

Channel breakdown

R135
G207
B197
Red135 (52.9%)
Green207 (81.2%)
Blue197 (77.3%)
Hue171.67°
Saturation (HSL)42.86%
Lightness67.06%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 87 · G CF · B C5

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