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#87DCD7

#87dcd7 ≈ Medium Turquoise

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#87dcd7 is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 52.94% red, 86.27% green and 84.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 38.64% cyan, 0% magenta, 2.27% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 176.47°, with 54.84% saturation and 69.61% 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 13.25:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Turquoise (#48d1cc), ΔE 5.91.

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Web safe#99cccc
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Relative luminance0.6124

Complementary

  1. #87dcd7
  2. #dc878c

Split complementary

  1. #87dcd7
  2. #dc87b7
  3. #dcad87

Analogous

  1. #87dcad
  2. #87dcd7
  3. #87b7dc

Triadic

  1. #87dcd7
  2. #d787dc
  3. #dcd787

Tetradic

  1. #87dcd7
  2. #878cdc
  3. #dc878c
  4. #dcd787

Square

  1. #87dcd7
  2. #ad87dc
  3. #dc878c
  4. #b7dc87

Monochromatic

  1. #2e9c96
  2. #4ccbc3
  3. #87dcd7
  4. #c2edeb
  5. #effafa

Shades

#87dcd7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #87dcd7
  2. #7ac6c2
  3. #6cb0ac
  4. #5f9a97
  5. #518481
  6. #446e6c
  7. #365856
  8. #294241
  9. #1b2c2b
  10. #0e1616
  11. #000000

Tints

#87dcd7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #87dcd7
  2. #93e0db
  3. #9fe3df
  4. #abe7e3
  5. #b7eae7
  6. #c3eeeb
  7. #cff1ef
  8. #dbf5f3
  9. #e7f8f7
  10. #f3fcfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#87dcd7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #87dcd7
  2. #86d3ce
  3. #86cac6
  4. #85c0bd
  5. #84b7b4
  6. #84aeac
  7. #83a5a3
  8. #829c9a
  9. #819291
  10. #818989
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cdcdcd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b5d3d1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d3d4d7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c4c9d8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #64e0da ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b9d7d7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #afd1d8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #74dfd9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-87dcd7 {
  color: #87dcd7;
}
Background
.bg-87dcd7 {
  background-color: #87dcd7;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-87dcd7 {
  border: 2px solid #87dcd7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #87dcd7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 135 220 215;
  --color-primary-hsl: 176 55% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-87dcd7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #87dcd7, #87b7dc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-87dcd7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(135 220 215 / 0.35);
}

#48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 5.91 #afeeee Pale Turquoise ΔE 6.35 #40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 7.07 #7df9ff Electric Blue ΔE 7.68 #08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 7.78 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 8.13 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 8.28 #782328 Inverted #cdcdcd Grayscale 

Medium Turquoise
#87dcd7  rgb(135, 220, 215)  hsl(176, 55%, 70%)  Medium Turquoise
#dc878c  rgb(220, 135, 140)  hsl(356, 55%, 70%)  Light Coral
#d787dc  rgb(215, 135, 220)  hsl(296, 55%, 70%)  Violet
#dcd787  rgb(220, 215, 135)  hsl(56, 55%, 70%)  Khaki