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#87EEDD Color

#87EEDD is rgb(135, 238, 221) in RGB, hsl(170, 75%, 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 9.84. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#87EEDD
HEX#87EEDD
RGBrgb(135, 238, 221)
HSLhsl(170, 75%, 73%)
HSVhsv(170, 43%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(43%, 0%, 7%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(88.2% 0.1 182.1)
LABlab(87.52% -34.48 -1.64)
LCHlch(87.52% 34.51 182.73)

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

Middle Blue Green#8DD9CCΔE 9.84Pale Robin Egg Blue#96DED1ΔE 9.87Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 9.91Magic Mint#AAF0D1ΔE 11.85Turquoise#40E0D0ΔE 12.88Electric Blue#7DF9FFΔE 13.01

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

#87EEDD Channel Values

How #87EEDD 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 2218-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 170° · S 75% · 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
Luminance1.37:1 vs white · 15.3:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #87EEDD 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 text1.37:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #87EEDD

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

Base
#87EEDD
Complementary
#EE8798
Analogous
#87EEA9
Analogous
#87CBEE
Triadic
#DD87EE
Triadic
#EEDD87
Split comp.
#EE87CB
Split comp.
#EEA987

Tints & Shades of #87EEDD

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

#98F0E2
#A6F2E6
#B8F5EB
#C5F7EE
#D7F9F4
#E4FBF7

Shades

#5AE7D0
#2DE1C3
#1BC0A4
#169882
#0F6B5C
#093E36

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

How #87EEDD 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#87EEDD
Protanopia#E1E1DD
Protanomaly#C3E6DD
Deuteranopia#D3D3DF
Deuteranomaly#BADEDE
Tritanopia#8BECEC
Tritanomaly#8AEDE6
Achromatopsia#DCDCDC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #87EEDD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-87eedd: #87EEDD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #87EEDD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-87eedd': '#87EEDD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.529, green: 0.933, blue: 0.867)
Android XML<color name="color_87eedd">#87EEDD</color>
SVG fillfill="#87EEDD"

More Teal Colors

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

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#87EEDD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #87EEDD?

#87EEDD is a light teal — rgb(135, 238, 221) in RGB and hsl(170, 75%, 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 9.84.

What is the RGB value of #87EEDD?

#87EEDD is rgb(135, 238, 221) — red 135, green 238, and blue 221 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #87EEDD?

#87EEDD 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 #87EEDD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #87EEDD scores 1.37:1 against white and 15.3:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #87EEDD 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 12.88, which is visibly different.

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