Palettes / Colors / #87EEDA

#87EEDA — Light Teal

#87EEDA is a teal color we call Light Teal, closest to the named color Aquamarine (#7FFFD4). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: aquamarine (#7FFFD4) — not an exact match. CSS aquamarine gives you #7FFFD4, a different color; use #87EEDA when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#87EEDA is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity and balance. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #EE879B; it also sits naturally between #87EEA5 and #87CFEE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 53% · Green 93% · Blue 85%

Cyan 43% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 8% · Key 7%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #87EEDA

.text { color: #87EEDA; }
.background { background-color: #87EEDA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #87EEDA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(135, 238, 218); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(168, 75%, 73%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #87EEDA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(135, 238, 218, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #87EEDA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(135, 238, 218, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#87EEDA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#87EEDA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #87EEDA

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EE879B:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #87EEDA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #87EEDA

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #87EEDA looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #87EEDA rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #87EED9  ·  #87EEDB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #87EEDA?

#87EEDA is Light Teal, a teal color (RGB 135, 238, 218). Its closest standard named color is Aquamarine.

What is the RGB and HSL of #87EEDA?

#87EEDA is RGB 135, 238, 218 — HSL 168°, 75%, 73% — CMYK 43%, 0%, 8%, 7%.

What colors go with #87EEDA?

Its complement is #EE879B; analogous partners are #87EEA5 and #87CFEE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #87EEDA for text?

Black text on #87EEDA has a contrast ratio of 15.27:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.38:1.