Palettes / Colors / #87FDF9

#87FDF9 — Light Vivid Teal

#87FDF9 is a teal color we call Light Vivid Teal, closest to the named color Aquamarine (#7FFFD4). It belongs to the teal family.

#87FDF9 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 #FD868A; it also sits naturally between #86FDBE and #86C6FD. 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 98%

Cyan 47% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 2% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #87FDF9

.text { color: #87FDF9; }
.background { background-color: #87FDF9; }
.border { border: 3px solid #87FDF9; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(135, 253, 249); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(178, 97%, 76%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #87FDF9; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(135, 253, 249, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #87FDF9; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(135, 253, 249, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#87FDF9">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#87FDF9">Div content here</div>

Shades of #87FDF9

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FD868A:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #87FDF9: #000000.

How #87FDF9 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 #87FDF9 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 #87FDF9?

#87FDF9 is Light Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 135, 253, 249). Its closest standard named color is Aquamarine.

What is the RGB and HSL of #87FDF9?

#87FDF9 is RGB 135, 253, 249 — HSL 178°, 97%, 76% — CMYK 47%, 0%, 2%, 1%.

What colors go with #87FDF9?

Its complement is #FD868A; analogous partners are #86FDBE and #86C6FD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #87FDF9 for text?

Black text on #87FDF9 has a contrast ratio of 17.45:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.20:1.