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Recognised as Colour

#87D9CC

  • #87D9CC
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Medium turquoise

#87D9CC is a cyan with RGB values 135, 217, 204 and HSL 170°, 52%, 69%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium turquoise.

Colour values

#87D9CC#87D9CC
HEX#87D9CC
RGBrgb(135, 217, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.5294, 0.851, 0.8
RGB percentages52.9%, 85.1%, 80%
HSLhsl(170.5, 51.9%, 69%)
HSV / HSBhsv(170.5, 37.8%, 85.1%)
CMYK37.8%, 0%, 6%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,903,116
CSS custom property--colour: #87D9CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.59136WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness194.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.83:1
Contrast with white1.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C7C7C7
Inverted#782633

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D2D0CCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#C3C6CDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28.4 from the original
Tritanopia#6ADCD5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.64:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium turquoise · ΔE 12.5Pale turquoise · ΔE 13Medium aquamarine · ΔE 15.4Powder blue · ΔE 16.1Turquoise · ΔE 16.3Dark turquoise · ΔE 18.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium turquoise (#48D1CC)ΔE 12.46, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D98794
Analogous#87D9A3, #87BDD9
Triadic#CC87D9, #D9CC87
Split complementary#D987BD, #D9A387
Tetradic#A387D9, #D98794, #BDD987

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FBFEFD
Lighter +20%#D4F2ED
Lighter +10%#AEE5DC
Darker −10%#60CDBC
Darker −20%#3CBEA9
Darker −30%#309787
Darker −40%#247064
More saturated +25%#73EDD9
Less saturated −25%#9BC5BF

Channel breakdown

R135
G217
B204
Red135 (52.9%)
Green217 (85.1%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue170.49°
Saturation (HSL)51.9%
Lightness69.02%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 87 · G D9 · B CC

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