#87CDC2#87CDC2
#87CDC2 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.527; OKLCH L 79.9% C 0.072 H 183.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #87CDC2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(135, 205, 194) |
| HSL | hsl(171, 41%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(171, 34%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(34.1%, 0%, 5.4%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(77.70, -24.39, -1.51) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(77.70, 24.44, 183.54°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.87% -0.0722 -0.0044) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.87% 0.072 183.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.5571, 52.7061, 59.0120) |
| Luminance | 0.5271 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Pale Teal
#82CBB2
ΔE00 5.03
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 5.78
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 6.72
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 8.27
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 8.47
Light Teal
#90E4C1
ΔE00 9.06
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#87CDC2 #CD8792
analogous
#87CD9F #87CDC2 #87B5CD
triadic
#87CDC2 #C287CD #CDC287
tetradic
#87CDC2 #9F87CD #CD8792 #B5CD87
square
#87CDC2 #9F87CD #CD8792 #B5CD87
split-complementary
#87CDC2 #CD87B5 #CD9F87
monochromatic
#409A8C #5CBBAC #87CDC2 #B2DFD8 #DDF1EE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.82
#87CDC2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.54
#87CDC2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #87CDC2
11.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##87CDC2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##87CDC2 | 1.00 | 1.82 | 11.54 | 11.54 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.82 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C7C5C2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BABCC3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#70D0C9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C0C0C0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #87cdc2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(135, 205, 194); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.9% 0.072 183.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#acdcd4',
500: '#87cdc2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #87cdc2; $custom-light: #acdcd4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#87cdc2",
"rgb": {
"r": 135,
"g": 205,
"b": 194
},
"hsl": {
"h": 170.571,
"s": 41.176,
"l": 66.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79873,
"c": 0.07232,
"h": 183.5
},
"luminance": 0.52709
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#87CDC2
secondary
#A05864
accent
#3146B4
background
#FDFEFE
surface
#F7FCFB
border
#D0D5D4
text
#101514
muted
#818483