What color is #87E0CF?

#87E0CF is a light, moderate spring green known as Sea Foam. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Sea Foam?

The RGB value is 135, 224, 207: 135 red, 224 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Sea Foam?

The complementary color is #E08798, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87E0CF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.59:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Sea Foam color: hex code #87E0CF

#87E0CF rgb(135, 224, 207)

Shades of teal

Sea Foam has the hex code #87E0CF. It is a light, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 87.8% green and 81.2% blue (135, 224, 207).

Its hue angle is 169°, with 59% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 12% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.59:1).

Sea Foam (#87E0CF) color codes

HEX	`#87E0CF`
RGB	`rgb(135, 224, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 87.8%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(169, 59%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(169, 40%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 0%, 8%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.42, -30.64, -0.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.42, 30.64, 180.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.905, 62.964, 68.648)`
Decimal	`8904911`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Sea Foam, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #87E0CF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#87E0CF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #87E0CF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87e0cf; }
.text { color: #87e0cf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87e0cf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 224 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87e0cf, #87c5e0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Turquoise.

See #87E0CF on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #87E0CF?: #87E0CF is a light, moderate spring green known as Sea Foam. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Sea Foam?: The RGB value is 135, 224, 207: 135 red, 224 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Sea Foam?: The complementary color is #E08798, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87E0CF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.59:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.