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#87EDCF Color

#87EDCF is rgb(135, 237, 207) in RGB, hsl(162, 74%, 73%) in HSL, and about cmyk(43%, 0%, 13%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Seafoam (#93E9BE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.99. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#87EDCF
HEX#87EDCF
RGBrgb(135, 237, 207)
HSLhsl(162, 74%, 73%)
HSVhsv(162, 43%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(43%, 0%, 13%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(87.6% 0.106 172.7)
LABlab(86.94% -36.45 4.79)
LCHlch(86.94% 36.76 172.51)

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

Seafoam#93E9BEΔE 7.99Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 9.26Zeal#91E0B7ΔE 9.36Magic Mint#AAF0D1ΔE 9.78Aquamarine#7FFFD4ΔE 10.67Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 11.86

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

#87EDCF Channel Values

How #87EDCF 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 237 · B 2078-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 162° · S 74% · L 73%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 162° · S 43% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 43% · M 0% · Y 13% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.4:1 vs white · 15.04:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #87EDCF 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 text1.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.04:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #87EDCF

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

Base
#87EDCF
Complementary
#ED87A6
Analogous
#87ED9C
Analogous
#87D9ED
Triadic
#CF87ED
Triadic
#EDCF87
Split comp.
#ED87D9
Split comp.
#ED9C87

Tints & Shades of #87EDCF

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

#99F0D6
#A6F2DB
#B8F4E2
#C5F6E8
#D7F9EF
#E4FBF4

Shades

#5BE6BD
#2EE0AB
#1DBF8E
#179770
#106A4F
#093E2E

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

How #87EDCF 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#87EDCF
Protanopia#E0E0CF
Protanomaly#C3E5CF
Deuteranopia#D2D2D1
Deuteranomaly#B9DED0
Tritanopia#8EE9E9
Tritanomaly#8BEBDF
Achromatopsia#DADADA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #87EDCF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-87edcf: #87EDCF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #87EDCF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-87edcf': '#87EDCF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.529, green: 0.929, blue: 0.812)
Android XML<color name="color_87edcf">#87EDCF</color>
SVG fillfill="#87EDCF"

More Green Colors

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

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#87EDCF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #87EDCF?

#87EDCF is a light green — rgb(135, 237, 207) in RGB and hsl(162, 74%, 73%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Seafoam (#93E9BE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.99.

What is the RGB value of #87EDCF?

#87EDCF is rgb(135, 237, 207) — red 135, green 237, and blue 207 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #87EDCF?

#87EDCF converts to approximately cmyk(43%, 0%, 13%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #87EDCF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #87EDCF scores 1.4:1 against white and 15.04:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #87EDCF 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 aquamarine (#7FFFD4) at a CIE76 distance of 10.67, which is visibly different.

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