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#87EDD7 Color

#87EDD7 is rgb(135, 237, 215) in RGB, hsl(167, 74%, 73%) in HSL, and about cmyk(43%, 0%, 9%, 7%) 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 8.85. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#87EDD7
HEX#87EDD7
RGBrgb(135, 237, 215)
HSLhsl(167, 74%, 73%)
HSVhsv(167, 43%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(43%, 0%, 9%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(87.8% 0.101 178.3)
LABlab(87.11% -35.10 0.88)
LCHlch(87.11% 35.11 178.57)

What #87EDD7 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 #87EDD7, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 8.85Middle Blue Green#8DD9CCΔE 10.37Pale Robin Egg Blue#96DED1ΔE 10.47Magic Mint#AAF0D1ΔE 10.51Seafoam#93E9BEΔE 11.6Zeal#91E0B7ΔE 12.29

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

#87EDD7 Channel Values

How #87EDD7 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 2158-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 167° · S 74% · L 73%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 167° · S 43% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 43% · M 0% · Y 9% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.39:1 vs white · 15.13:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #87EDD7 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 text1.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #87EDD7 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #87EDD7

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #87EDD7; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#87EDD7
Complementary
#ED879D
Analogous
#87EDA4
Analogous
#87D0ED
Triadic
#D787ED
Triadic
#EDD787
Split comp.
#ED87D0
Split comp.
#EDA487

Tints & Shades of #87EDD7

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

#99F0DD
#A6F2E1
#B8F4E7
#C5F6EC
#D7F9F2
#E4FBF6

Shades

#5BE6C8
#2EE0B9
#1DBF9C
#17977B
#106A57
#093E33

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #87EDD7.

How #87EDD7 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#87EDD7
Protanopia#E0E0D7
Protanomaly#C3E5D7
Deuteranopia#D2D2D9
Deuteranomaly#B9DED8
Tritanopia#8CEAEA
Tritanomaly#8AEBE3
Achromatopsia#DBDBDB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #87EDD7 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-87edd7: #87EDD7;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #87EDD7;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-87edd7': '#87EDD7' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.529, green: 0.929, blue: 0.843)
Android XML<color name="color_87edd7">#87EDD7</color>
SVG fillfill="#87EDD7"

More Green Colors

#87EDD7 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#87EDD7 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #87EDD7?

#87EDD7 is a light green — rgb(135, 237, 215) in RGB and hsl(167, 74%, 73%) 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 8.85.

What is the RGB value of #87EDD7?

#87EDD7 is rgb(135, 237, 215) — red 135, green 237, and blue 215 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #87EDD7?

#87EDD7 converts to approximately cmyk(43%, 0%, 9%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #87EDD7 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #87EDD7 scores 1.39:1 against white and 15.13:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #87EDD7 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #87EDD7 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 turquoise (#40E0D0) at a CIE76 distance of 13.02, which is visibly different.

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