Palettes / Colors / #87FDCF

#87FDCF — Light Vivid Green

#87FDCF is a green color we call Light Vivid Green, closest to the named color Aquamarine (#7FFFD4). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

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

#87FDCF is a cool green color associated with growth, calm 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 #FD86B4; it also sits naturally between #86FD94 and #86EFFD. 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 99% · Blue 81%

Cyan 47% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 18% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #87FDCF

.text { color: #87FDCF; }
.background { background-color: #87FDCF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #87FDCF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(135, 253, 207); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(157, 97%, 76%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #87FDCF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(135, 253, 207, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #87FDCF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(135, 253, 207, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FD86B4:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #87FDCF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #87FDCF

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 #87FDCF 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 #87FDCF 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #87FDCF?

#87FDCF is Light Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 135, 253, 207). Its closest standard named color is Aquamarine.

What is the RGB and HSL of #87FDCF?

#87FDCF is RGB 135, 253, 207 — HSL 157°, 97%, 76% — CMYK 47%, 0%, 18%, 1%.

What colors go with #87FDCF?

Its complement is #FD86B4; analogous partners are #86FD94 and #86EFFD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #87FDCF for text?

Black text on #87FDCF has a contrast ratio of 16.98:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.24:1.