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#87DCCC

#87dccc ≈ Turquoise

  • teal
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#87dccc is a color from the teal family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 52.94% red, 86.27% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 38.64% cyan, 0% magenta, 7.27% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 168.71°, with 54.84% saturation and 69.61% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with clarity, calm and renewal. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 13.14:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Turquoise (#40e0d0), ΔE 5.98.

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Web safe#99cccc
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Relative luminance0.607

Complementary

  1. #87dccc
  2. #dc8797

Split complementary

  1. #87dccc
  2. #dc87c1
  3. #dca287

Analogous

  1. #87dca2
  2. #87dccc
  3. #87c1dc

Triadic

  1. #87dccc
  2. #cc87dc
  3. #dccc87

Tetradic

  1. #87dccc
  2. #8797dc
  3. #dc8797
  4. #dccc87

Square

  1. #87dccc
  2. #a287dc
  3. #dc8797
  4. #c1dc87

Monochromatic

  1. #2e9c88
  2. #4ccbb3
  3. #87dccc
  4. #c2ede5
  5. #effaf8

Shades

#87dccc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #87dccc
  2. #7ac6b8
  3. #6cb0a3
  4. #5f9a8f
  5. #51847a
  6. #446e66
  7. #365852
  8. #29423d
  9. #1b2c29
  10. #0e1614
  11. #000000

Tints

#87dccc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #87dccc
  2. #93e0d1
  3. #9fe3d6
  4. #abe7db
  5. #b7eae0
  6. #c3eee6
  7. #cff1eb
  8. #dbf5f0
  9. #e7f8f5
  10. #f3fcfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#87dccc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #87dccc
  2. #86d3c4
  3. #86cabd
  4. #85c0b5
  5. #84b7ae
  6. #84aea6
  7. #83a59e
  8. #829c97
  9. #81928f
  10. #818988
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cccccc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b5d3cc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d5d3cb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c6c8cd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #69dfd7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bbd7cc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b1d0cd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #76ded3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-87dccc {
  color: #87dccc;
}
Background
.bg-87dccc {
  background-color: #87dccc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-87dccc {
  border: 2px solid #87dccc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #87dccc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 135 220 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 169 55% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-87dccc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #87dccc, #87c1dc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-87dccc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(135 220 204 / 0.35);
}

#40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 5.98 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 6.99 #9fe2bf Seafoam Green ΔE 7.28 #aaf0d1 Magic Mint ΔE 7.39 #66cdaa Medium Aquamarine ΔE 7.71 #08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 7.96 #afeeee Pale Turquoise ΔE 8.68 #782333 Inverted #cccccc Grayscale 

Turquoise
#87dccc  rgb(135, 220, 204)  hsl(169, 55%, 70%)  Turquoise
#dc8797  rgb(220, 135, 151)  hsl(349, 55%, 70%)  Puce
#cc87dc  rgb(204, 135, 220)  hsl(289, 55%, 70%)  Floral Lavender
#dccc87  rgb(220, 204, 135)  hsl(49, 55%, 70%)  Flax