#87F2EA

A color in the Cyan, Emerald family

#87f2ea is a color in the Cyan, Emerald family: RGB(135, 242, 234), HSL(176°, 80%, 74%), CMYK(44%, 0%, 3%, 5%). Closest named color: paleturquoise. Contrast is 1.32:1 on white and 15.92:1 on black. See shades, harmonies and color-blindness simulation.

Color Codes

HEX#87f2ea
RGBrgb(135 242 234)
RGB (legacy)rgb(135, 242, 234)
RGB %rgb(53% 95% 92%)
HSLhsl(176 80% 74%)
HSV / HSBhsv(176, 44%, 95%)
HWBhwb(176 53% 5%)
CMYKcmyk(44%, 0%, 3%, 5%)
CIELAB (D50)lab(88.94 -33.84 -6.32)
LCHlch(88.94 34.42 190.58)
OKLaboklab(0.8947 -0.099 -0.0161)
OKLCHoklch(0.8947 0.1003 189.25)
Decimal8909546

Properties

Color ToneCyan, Emerald
Closest named colorpaleturquoise ΔE 4
Closest web-safe color#99ffff
Hue176°
Saturation (HSL / HSV)80% / 44%
Lightness (HSL)74%
Brightness or Value (HSV)95%
Luminance (Rec.601 / Rec.709)82% / 86%
Relative luminance (WCAG)0.746
Red / Green / Blue135 / 242 / 234

WCAG 2.2 Contrast Ratio

On White (#ffffff)
1.32:1
AA Normal (4.5:1) · FailAA Large (3:1) · FailAAA Normal (7:1) · Fail
On Black (#000000)
15.92:1
AA Normal (4.5:1) · PassAA Large (3:1) · PassAAA Normal (7:1) · Pass
Aa Bb 123

APCA Contrast Lc (reference) — As text on white / black: Lc 15.6 / -88.1 · As background with white / black text: Lc -17.9 / 88

Lightness Scale (OKLCH 50–950)

Eleven steps that change only perceived lightness while keeping hue and chroma — ready to use as design-system color tokens.

Tints (mixed with white)

Shades (mixed with black)

Color Harmonies

Color Vision Deficiency Simulation

Estimated appearance of this color for people with color vision deficiencies (Machado 2009).

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Use in CSS

:root {
  --color-brand: #87f2ea;
  --color-brand-oklch: oklch(89.47% 0.1003 189.25);
}
.text { color: var(--color-brand); }
.background { background-color: var(--color-brand); }
.border { border: 1px solid rgb(135 242 234 / 50%); }
/* Tailwind CSS */
<div class="bg-[#87f2ea] text-[#87f2ea] border-[#87f2ea]">