#87F4E8

A color in the Cyan, Emerald family

#87f4e8 is a color in the Cyan, Emerald family: RGB(135, 244, 232), HSL(173°, 83%, 74%), CMYK(45%, 0%, 5%, 4%). Closest named color: paleturquoise. Contrast is 1.3:1 on white and 16.14:1 on black. See shades, harmonies and color-blindness simulation.

Color Codes

HEX#87f4e8
RGBrgb(135 244 232)
RGB (legacy)rgb(135, 244, 232)
RGB %rgb(53% 96% 91%)
HSLhsl(173 83% 74%)
HSV / HSBhsv(173, 45%, 96%)
HWBhwb(173 53% 4%)
CMYKcmyk(45%, 0%, 5%, 4%)
CIELAB (D50)lab(89.46 -35.05 -4.53)
LCHlch(89.46 35.34 187.36)
OKLaboklab(0.8986 -0.1021 -0.0113)
OKLCHoklch(0.8986 0.1027 186.32)
Decimal8910056

Properties

Color ToneCyan, Emerald
Closest named colorpaleturquoise ΔE 4.3
Closest web-safe color#99ffff
Hue173°
Saturation (HSL / HSV)83% / 45%
Lightness (HSL)74%
Brightness or Value (HSV)96%
Luminance (Rec.601 / Rec.709)82% / 86%
Relative luminance (WCAG)0.7568
Red / Green / Blue135 / 244 / 232

WCAG 2.2 Contrast Ratio

On White (#ffffff)
1.30:1
AA Normal (4.5:1) · FailAA Large (3:1) · FailAAA Normal (7:1) · Fail
On Black (#000000)
16.14:1
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 14.8 / -89 · As background with white / black text: Lc -17 / 88.9

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: #87f4e8;
  --color-brand-oklch: oklch(89.86% 0.1027 186.32);
}
.text { color: var(--color-brand); }
.background { background-color: var(--color-brand); }
.border { border: 1px solid rgb(135 244 232 / 50%); }
/* Tailwind CSS */
<div class="bg-[#87f4e8] text-[#87f4e8] border-[#87f4e8]">