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#87E8CD Color

#87E8CD is rgb(135, 232, 205) in RGB, hsl(163, 68%, 72%) in HSL, and about cmyk(42%, 0%, 12%, 9%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pearl Aqua (#88D8C0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.91. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#87E8CD
HEX#87E8CD
RGBrgb(135, 232, 205)
HSLhsl(163, 68%, 72%)
HSVhsv(163, 42%, 91%)
CMYKcmyk(42%, 0%, 12%, 9%)
OKLCHoklch(86.4% 0.1 173.9)
LABlab(85.47% -34.68 3.74)
LCHlch(85.47% 34.89 173.85)

What #87E8CD Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #87E8CD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 6.91Seafoam#93E9BEΔE 8.68Zeal#91E0B7ΔE 9.09Magic Mint#AAF0D1ΔE 9.17Middle Blue Green#8DD9CCΔE 10.32Pale Robin Egg Blue#96DED1ΔE 10.6

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#87E8CD Channel Values

How #87E8CD breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 135 · G 232 · B 2058-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 163° · S 68% · L 72%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 163° · S 42% · V 91%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 42% · M 0% · Y 12% · K 9%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.45:1 vs white · 14.45:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #87E8CD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.45:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.45:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #87E8CD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #87E8CD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #87E8CD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#87E8CD
Complementary
#E887A3
Analogous
#87E89C
Analogous
#87D3E8
Triadic
#CD87E8
Triadic
#E8CD87
Split comp.
#E887D3
Split comp.
#E89C87

Tints & Shades of #87E8CD

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#98EBD4
#A5EED9
#B6F1E0
#C7F4E8
#D8F8EF
#E5FAF4

Shades

#5CE0BB
#36D9AA
#23B88E
#1B8D6D
#13634C
#0B3C2E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #87E8CD.

How #87E8CD Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#87E8CD
Protanopia#DBDBCD
Protanomaly#BFE0CD
Deuteranopia#CECECF
Deuteranomaly#B6D9CE
Tritanopia#8DE5E5
Tritanomaly#8BE6DC
Achromatopsia#D6D6D6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #87E8CD in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-87e8cd: #87E8CD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #87E8CD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-87e8cd': '#87E8CD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.529, green: 0.910, blue: 0.804)
Android XML<color name="color_87e8cd">#87E8CD</color>
SVG fillfill="#87E8CD"

More Green Colors

#87E8CD sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#87E8CD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #87E8CD?

#87E8CD is a light green — rgb(135, 232, 205) in RGB and hsl(163, 68%, 72%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pearl Aqua (#88D8C0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.91.

What is the RGB value of #87E8CD?

#87E8CD is rgb(135, 232, 205) — red 135, green 232, and blue 205 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #87E8CD?

#87E8CD converts to approximately cmyk(42%, 0%, 12%, 9%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #87E8CD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #87E8CD scores 1.45:1 against white and 14.45:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #87E8CD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #87E8CD is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is mediumaquamarine (#66CDAA) at a CIE76 distance of 11.16, which is visibly different.

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