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#87EDDC Color

#87EDDC is rgb(135, 237, 220) in RGB, hsl(170, 74%, 73%) in HSL, and about cmyk(43%, 0%, 7%, 7%) 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 9.46. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#87EDDC
HEX#87EDDC
RGBrgb(135, 237, 220)
HSLhsl(170, 74%, 73%)
HSVhsv(170, 43%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(43%, 0%, 7%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(87.9% 0.099 182)
LABlab(87.21% -34.23 -1.56)
LCHlch(87.21% 34.26 182.62)

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

Middle Blue Green#8DD9CCΔE 9.46Pale Robin Egg Blue#96DED1ΔE 9.52Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 9.54Magic Mint#AAF0D1ΔE 11.7Turquoise#40E0D0ΔE 12.95Electric Blue#7DF9FFΔE 13.19

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

#87EDDC Channel Values

How #87EDDC 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 2208-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 170° · S 74% · L 73%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 170° · S 43% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 43% · M 0% · Y 7% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.38:1 vs white · 15.18:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #87EDDC 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 text1.38:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #87EDDC

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

Base
#87EDDC
Complementary
#ED8798
Analogous
#87EDA9
Analogous
#87CBED
Triadic
#DC87ED
Triadic
#EDDC87
Split comp.
#ED87CB
Split comp.
#EDA987

Tints & Shades of #87EDDC

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

#99F0E1
#A6F2E5
#B8F4EA
#C5F6EE
#D7F9F3
#E4FBF7

Shades

#5BE6CF
#2EE0C2
#1DBFA4
#179781
#106A5B
#093E35

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

How #87EDDC 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#87EDDC
Protanopia#E0E0DC
Protanomaly#C3E5DC
Deuteranopia#D2D2DE
Deuteranomaly#B9DEDD
Tritanopia#8BEBEB
Tritanomaly#8AECE5
Achromatopsia#DBDBDB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #87EDDC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-87eddc: #87EDDC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #87EDDC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-87eddc': '#87EDDC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.529, green: 0.929, blue: 0.863)
Android XML<color name="color_87eddc">#87EDDC</color>
SVG fillfill="#87EDDC"

More Teal Colors

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

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#87EDDC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #87EDDC?

#87EDDC is a light teal — rgb(135, 237, 220) in RGB and hsl(170, 74%, 73%) 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 9.46.

What is the RGB value of #87EDDC?

#87EDDC is rgb(135, 237, 220) — red 135, green 237, and blue 220 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #87EDDC?

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

Should text on #87EDDC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #87EDDC scores 1.38:1 against white and 15.18:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #87EDDC 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 12.95, which is visibly different.

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