Palettes / Colors / #87FDE0

#87FDE0 — Light Vivid Teal

#87FDE0 is a teal color we call Light Vivid 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 #87FDE0 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.

#87FDE0 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 #FD86A4; it also sits naturally between #86FDA4 and #86DFFD. 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 88%

Cyan 47% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 11% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #87FDE0

.text { color: #87FDE0; }
.background { background-color: #87FDE0; }
.border { border: 3px solid #87FDE0; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(135, 253, 224); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(165, 97%, 76%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #87FDE0; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(135, 253, 224, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #87FDE0; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(135, 253, 224, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#87FDE0">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#87FDE0">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FD86A4:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #87FDE0: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #87FDE0

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 #87FDE0 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 #87FDE0 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

← #87FDDF  ·  #87FDE1 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #87FDE0?

#87FDE0 is Light Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 135, 253, 224). Its closest standard named color is Aquamarine.

What is the RGB and HSL of #87FDE0?

#87FDE0 is RGB 135, 253, 224 — HSL 165°, 97%, 76% — CMYK 47%, 0%, 11%, 1%.

What colors go with #87FDE0?

Its complement is #FD86A4; analogous partners are #86FDA4 and #86DFFD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #87FDE0 for text?

Black text on #87FDE0 has a contrast ratio of 17.16:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.22:1.