What color is #87DCCC?

#87DCCC is a light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Opulent Turquoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #87DCCC?

The RGB value is 135, 220, 204: 135 red, 220 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #87DCCC?

The complementary color is #DC8797, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87DCCC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.14:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#87DCCC color

#87DCCC rgb(135, 220, 204)

Shades of teal

The hex color #87DCCC is a light, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 86.3% green and 80% blue (135, 220, 204).

Its hue angle is 169°, with 55% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Opulent Turquoise (#88DDCC), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.14:1).

#87DCCC color codes

HEX	`#87DCCC`
RGB	`rgb(135, 220, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 86.3%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(169, 55%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(169, 39%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 0%, 7%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.21, -29.41, -0.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.21, 29.41, 180.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.48, 60.694, 66.381)`
Decimal	`8903884`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #87DCCC, 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 #87DCCC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#87DCCC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.14:1	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 #87DCCC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87dccc; }
.text { color: #87dccc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87dccc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 220 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87dccc, #87c1dc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #87DCCC?: #87DCCC is a light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Opulent Turquoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #87DCCC?: The RGB value is 135, 220, 204: 135 red, 220 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #87DCCC?: The complementary color is #DC8797, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87DCCC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.14:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.