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Colour

#87E4CA

  • #87E4CA
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Medium aquamarine

#87E4CA is a cyan with RGB values 135, 228, 202 and HSL 163°, 63%, 71%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium aquamarine.

Colour values

#87E4CA#87E4CA
HEX#87E4CA
RGBrgb(135, 228, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.5294, 0.8941, 0.7922
RGB percentages52.9%, 89.4%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(163.2, 63.3%, 71.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(163.2, 40.8%, 89.4%)
CMYK40.8%, 0%, 11.4%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,905,930
CSS custom property--colour: #87E4CA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.64902WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness201.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.98:1
Contrast with white1.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CECECE
Inverted#781B35

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DED9C9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33 from the original
Deuteranopia#CFCECCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.8 from the original
Tritanopia#68E6DCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.5:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium aquamarine · ΔE 10.8Turquoise · ΔE 13.6Medium turquoise · ΔE 15Aquamarine · ΔE 15.2Pale turquoise · ΔE 18.3Dark turquoise · ΔE 20.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium aquamarine (#66CDAA)ΔE 10.8, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E487A1
Analogous#87E49B, #87CFE4
Triadic#CA87E4, #E4CA87
Split complementary#E487CF, #E49B87
Tetradic#9B87E4, #E487A1, #CFE487

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DAF7EF
Lighter +10%#B1EDDC
Darker −10%#5DDBB8
Darker −20%#34D1A5
Darker −30%#27AB86
Darker −40%#1D8266
More saturated +25%#75F6D2
Less saturated −25%#99D2C2

Channel breakdown

R135
G228
B202
Red135 (52.9%)
Green228 (89.4%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue163.23°
Saturation (HSL)63.27%
Lightness71.18%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 87 · G E4 · B CA

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