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#87E8DE Color

#87E8DE is rgb(135, 232, 222) in RGB, hsl(174, 68%, 72%) in HSL, and about cmyk(42%, 0%, 4%, 9%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Middle Blue Green (#8DD9CC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.37. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#87E8DE
HEX#87E8DE
RGBrgb(135, 232, 222)
HSLhsl(174, 68%, 72%)
HSVhsv(174, 42%, 91%)
CMYKcmyk(42%, 0%, 4%, 9%)
OKLCHoklch(86.8% 0.093 187.1)
LABlab(85.84% -31.74 -4.60)
LCHlch(85.84% 32.07 188.24)

What #87E8DE 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 #87E8DE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Middle Blue Green#8DD9CCΔE 7.37Pale Robin Egg Blue#96DED1ΔE 7.52Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 9.99Waterspout#A4F4F9ΔE 10.84Electric Blue#7DF9FFΔE 11.38Aquamarine (Crayola)#95E0E8ΔE 11.62

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

#87E8DE Channel Values

How #87E8DE 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 2228-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 174° · S 68% · L 72%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 174° · S 42% · V 91%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 42% · M 0% · Y 4% · K 9%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.44:1 vs white · 14.63:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #87E8DE 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 text1.44:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #87E8DE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #87E8DE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #87E8DE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#87E8DE
Complementary
#E88791
Analogous
#87E8AE
Analogous
#87C1E8
Triadic
#DE87E8
Triadic
#E8DE87
Split comp.
#E887C1
Split comp.
#E8AE87

Tints & Shades of #87E8DE

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

#98EBE3
#A5EEE7
#B6F1EB
#C7F4F0
#D8F8F5
#E5FAF8

Shades

#5CE0D3
#36D9C8
#23B8A9
#1B8D82
#13635B
#0B3C37

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #87E8DE.

How #87E8DE 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#87E8DE
Protanopia#DBDBDE
Protanomaly#BFE0DE
Deuteranopia#CECEE0
Deuteranomaly#B6D9DF
Tritanopia#89E7E7
Tritanomaly#88E7E3
Achromatopsia#D7D7D7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #87E8DE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-87e8de: #87E8DE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #87E8DE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-87e8de': '#87E8DE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.529, green: 0.910, blue: 0.871)
Android XML<color name="color_87e8de">#87E8DE</color>
SVG fillfill="#87E8DE"

More Teal Colors

#87E8DE sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#87E8DE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #87E8DE?

#87E8DE is a light teal — rgb(135, 232, 222) in RGB and hsl(174, 68%, 72%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Middle Blue Green (#8DD9CC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.37.

What is the RGB value of #87E8DE?

#87E8DE is rgb(135, 232, 222) — red 135, green 232, and blue 222 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #87E8DE?

#87E8DE converts to approximately cmyk(42%, 0%, 4%, 9%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #87E8DE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #87E8DE scores 1.44:1 against white and 14.63:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #87E8DE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #87E8DE 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 paleturquoise (#AFEEEE) at a CIE76 distance of 12.13, which is visibly different.

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