Information about #87CFCC color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#87CFCC falls into the Cyan Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(135, 207, 204) — 52.9% red, 81.2% green, 80% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 28 / 0 / 1 / 19. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#87CFCC is a clearly saturated aqua cyan that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. In practice it works well for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Aqua Splash (#85CED1). Slightly further away sit tony blue (#8CD1D1) and Onepoto (#81D3D1).

The recipe behind #87CFCC is rgb(135, 207, 204), with green as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 11.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.8:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #87CFCC is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#87CFCC color variations

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#87CFCC color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #87CFCC

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Aqua Splash color link
Aqua Splash

#85CED1

tony blue color link
tony blue

#8CD1D1

Onepoto color link
Onepoto

#81D3D1

Riptide color link
Riptide

#89D9C8

Bermuda color link
Bermuda

#86D2C1

Tiffany Blue color link
Tiffany Blue

#81D8D0

Renew color link
Renew

#8CD7C5

Cyan Opaque color link
Cyan Opaque

#92C7C7

Pearl Aqua color link
Pearl Aqua

#88D8C0

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#87CFCC
  • RGB135, 207, 204
  • CMYK28, 0, 1, 19
  • HSL178°, 43%, 67%
  • HSL Precise177.5°, 42.857%, 67.059%
  • HSV178°, 35%, 81%
  • HSB178°, 35%, 81%
  • HEX ID87CFCC
  • DECIMAL ID8900556
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Color Family (Hue)Cyan
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • Percentage of Red in RGB52.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB81.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB80%
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