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#87EECA Color

#87EECA is rgb(135, 238, 202) in RGB, hsl(159, 75%, 73%) in HSL, and about cmyk(43%, 0%, 15%, 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 6.02. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#87EECA
HEX#87EECA
RGBrgb(135, 238, 202)
HSLhsl(159, 75%, 73%)
HSVhsv(159, 43%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(43%, 0%, 15%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(87.6% 0.11 169.1)
LABlab(87.13% -37.68 7.65)
LCHlch(87.13% 38.44 168.53)

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

Seafoam#93E9BEΔE 6.02Zeal#91E0B7ΔE 8.24Aquamarine#7FFFD4ΔE 8.73Magic Mint#AAF0D1ΔE 10.48Teal Deer#99E6B3ΔE 10.85Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 10.98

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

#87EECA Channel Values

How #87EECA 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 238 · B 2028-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 159° · S 75% · L 73%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 159° · S 43% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 43% · M 0% · Y 15% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.39:1 vs white · 15.11:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #87EECA 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 text15.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #87EECA

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

Base
#87EECA
Complementary
#EE87AB
Analogous
#87EE96
Analogous
#87DEEE
Triadic
#CA87EE
Triadic
#EECA87
Split comp.
#EE87DE
Split comp.
#EE9687

Tints & Shades of #87EECA

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

#98F0D2
#A6F2D7
#B8F5DF
#C5F7E5
#D7F9ED
#E4FBF3

Shades

#5AE7B6
#2DE1A2
#1BC086
#16986A
#0F6B4B
#093E2C

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

How #87EECA 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#87EECA
Protanopia#E1E1CA
Protanomaly#C3E6CA
Deuteranopia#D3D3CD
Deuteranomaly#BADECC
Tritanopia#8FEAEA
Tritanomaly#8CECDE
Achromatopsia#DBDBDB

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Using #87EECA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-87eeca: #87EECA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #87EECA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-87eeca': '#87EECA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.529, green: 0.933, blue: 0.792)
Android XML<color name="color_87eeca">#87EECA</color>
SVG fillfill="#87EECA"

More Green Colors

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

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#87EECA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #87EECA?

#87EECA is a light green — rgb(135, 238, 202) in RGB and hsl(159, 75%, 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 6.02.

What is the RGB value of #87EECA?

#87EECA is rgb(135, 238, 202) — red 135, green 238, and blue 202 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #87EECA?

#87EECA converts to approximately cmyk(43%, 0%, 15%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #87EECA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #87EECA scores 1.39:1 against white and 15.11:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #87EECA 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 8.73, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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