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#87EECB Color

#87EECB is rgb(135, 238, 203) in RGB, hsl(160, 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 6.32. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#87EECB
HEX#87EECB
RGBrgb(135, 238, 203)
HSLhsl(160, 75%, 73%)
HSVhsv(160, 43%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(43%, 0%, 15%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(87.7% 0.109 169.7)
LABlab(87.15% -37.52 7.16)
LCHlch(87.15% 38.19 169.20)

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

Seafoam#93E9BEΔE 6.32Zeal#91E0B7ΔE 8.42Aquamarine#7FFFD4ΔE 8.95Magic Mint#AAF0D1ΔE 10.33Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 10.71Teal Deer#99E6B3ΔE 11.21

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

#87EECB Channel Values

How #87EECB 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 2038-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 160° · S 75% · L 73%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 160° · 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 · 15.12:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #87EECB 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 text15.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #87EECB

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

Base
#87EECB
Complementary
#EE87A9
Analogous
#87EE98
Analogous
#87DDEE
Triadic
#CB87EE
Triadic
#EECB87
Split comp.
#EE87DD
Split comp.
#EE9887

Tints & Shades of #87EECB

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

#98F0D3
#A6F2D9
#B8F5E0
#C5F7E6
#D7F9EE
#E4FBF4

Shades

#5AE7B8
#2DE1A5
#1BC089
#16986C
#0F6B4D
#093E2D

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

How #87EECB 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#87EECB
Protanopia#E1E1CB
Protanomaly#C3E6CB
Deuteranopia#D3D3CE
Deuteranomaly#BADECD
Tritanopia#8FEAEA
Tritanomaly#8CECDE
Achromatopsia#DBDBDB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #87EECB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-87eecb: #87EECB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #87EECB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-87eecb': '#87EECB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.529, green: 0.933, blue: 0.796)
Android XML<color name="color_87eecb">#87EECB</color>
SVG fillfill="#87EECB"

More Green Colors

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

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#87EECB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #87EECB?

#87EECB is a light green — rgb(135, 238, 203) in RGB and hsl(160, 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 6.32.

What is the RGB value of #87EECB?

#87EECB is rgb(135, 238, 203) — red 135, green 238, and blue 203 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #87EECB?

#87EECB 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 #87EECB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #87EECB scores 1.39:1 against white and 15.12:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #87EECB 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 8.95, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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