Palettes / Colors / #87EEEB
#87EEEB — Light Teal
#87EEEB 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 #87EEEB 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.
#87EEEB 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 #EE878A; it also sits naturally between #87EEB7 and #87BEEE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #87EEEB |
|---|---|
| RGB | 135, 238, 235 |
| HSL | 178°, 75%, 73% |
| HSV | 178°, 43%, 93% |
| CMYK | 43%, 0%, 1%, 7% |
| XYZ | 55.56, 72.30, 89.62 |
| Yxy | 72.30, 0.2555, 0.3324 |
| CIE-Lab | 88.11, -30.69, -7.93 |
| Hunter Lab | 85.03, -28.06, -7.90 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 53% · Green 93% · Blue 92%
Cyan 43% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 1% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #87EEEB
.text { color: #87EEEB; }
.background { background-color: #87EEEB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #87EEEB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(135, 238, 235); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(178, 75%, 73%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #87EEEB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(135, 238, 235, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #87EEEB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(135, 238, 235, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#87EEEB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#87EEEB">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #EE878A:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.36:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 15.46:1 AAA |
Best text color on #87EEEB: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #87EEEB
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #87EEEB: ·
How #87EEEB 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 #87EEEB rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #87EEEB?
#87EEEB is Light Teal, a teal color (RGB 135, 238, 235). Its closest standard named color is Aquamarine.
What is the RGB and HSL of #87EEEB?
#87EEEB is RGB 135, 238, 235 — HSL 178°, 75%, 73% — CMYK 43%, 0%, 1%, 7%.
What colors go with #87EEEB?
Its complement is #EE878A; analogous partners are #87EEB7 and #87BEEE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #87EEEB for text?
Black text on #87EEEB has a contrast ratio of 15.46:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.36:1.