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#87CBCB

#87cbcb ≈ Medium Turquoise

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#87cbcb is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 52.94% red, 79.61% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 33.5% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 180°, with 39.53% saturation and 66.27% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.43:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Turquoise (#48d1cc), ΔE 7.14.

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Web safe#99cccc
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Relative luminance0.5217

Complementary

  1. #87cbcb
  2. #cb8787

Split complementary

  1. #87cbcb
  2. #cb87a9
  3. #cba987

Analogous

  1. #87cba9
  2. #87cbcb
  3. #87a9cb

Triadic

  1. #87cbcb
  2. #cb87cb
  3. #cbcb87

Tetradic

  1. #87cbcb
  2. #8787cb
  3. #cb8787
  4. #cbcb87

Square

  1. #87cbcb
  2. #a987cb
  3. #cb8787
  4. #a9cb87

Monochromatic

  1. #388181
  2. #52b4b4
  3. #87cbcb
  4. #bce2e2
  5. #f1f9f9

Shades

#87cbcb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #87cbcb
  2. #7ab7b7
  3. #6ca2a2
  4. #5f8e8e
  5. #517a7a
  6. #446666
  7. #365151
  8. #293d3d
  9. #1b2929
  10. #0e1414
  11. #000000

Tints

#87cbcb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #87cbcb
  2. #93d0d0
  3. #9fd5d5
  4. #abdbdb
  5. #b7e0e0
  6. #c3e5e5
  7. #cfeaea
  8. #dbefef
  9. #e7f5f5
  10. #f3fafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#87cbcb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #87cbcb
  2. #86c4c4
  3. #86bcbc
  4. #85b5b5
  5. #84adad
  6. #84a6a6
  7. #839e9e
  8. #829797
  9. #818f8f
  10. #818888
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.43:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bfbfbf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #acc4c4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c3c5cb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b6bbcc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6dcfcb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aec7cb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a5c2cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #78cecb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-87cbcb {
  color: #87cbcb;
}
Background
.bg-87cbcb {
  background-color: #87cbcb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-87cbcb {
  border: 2px solid #87cbcb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #87cbcb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 135 203 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 40% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-87cbcb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #87cbcb, #87a9cb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-87cbcb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(135 203 203 / 0.35);
}

#48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 7.14 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 7.81 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 8.35 #afeeee Pale Turquoise ΔE 8.50 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 8.52 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 8.86 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 8.92 #783434 Inverted #bfbfbf Grayscale 

Medium Turquoise
#87cbcb  rgb(135, 203, 203)  hsl(180, 40%, 66%)  Medium Turquoise
#cb8787  rgb(203, 135, 135)  hsl(0, 40%, 66%)  Old Rose
#cb87cb  rgb(203, 135, 203)  hsl(300, 40%, 66%)  Orchid
#cbcb87  rgb(203, 203, 135)  hsl(60, 40%, 66%)  Dark Khaki