What color is #87DCCE?

#87DCCE is a light, moderate spring green known as Tantalising Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Tantalising Teal?

The RGB value is 135, 220, 206: 135 red, 220 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Tantalising Teal?

The complementary color is #DC8795, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87DCCE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.16:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Tantalising Teal color: hex code #87DCCE

#87DCCE rgb(135, 220, 206)

Shades of teal

Tantalising Teal has the hex code #87DCCE. It is a light, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 86.3% green and 80.8% blue (135, 220, 206).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 55% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 14% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.16:1).

Tantalising Teal (#87DCCE) color codes

HEX	`#87DCCE`
RGB	`rgb(135, 220, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 86.3%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 55%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 39%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 0%, 6%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.27, -28.96, -1.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.27, 28.98, 182.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.721, 60.79, 67.652)`
Decimal	`8903886`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Tantalising Teal, 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 #87DCCE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#87DCCE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.16:1	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 #87DCCE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87dcce; }
.text { color: #87dcce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87dcce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 220 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87dcce, #87c0dc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Turquoise.

See #87DCCE on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #87DCCE?: #87DCCE is a light, moderate spring green known as Tantalising Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Tantalising Teal?: The RGB value is 135, 220, 206: 135 red, 220 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Tantalising Teal?: The complementary color is #DC8795, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87DCCE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.16:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.