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#87EEEA Bath Water

#87EEEA is a very light, moderately saturated turquoise named Bath Water. In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 93.3% green and 91.8% blue (rgb(135, 238, 234)). Its HSL value is 178° hue, 75% saturation and 73% lightness, and in CMYK it is 43% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 7% black. #87EEEA is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 15.45:1.

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Variations of #87EEEA

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#87EEEA color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#87EEEA for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #87EEEA appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 81% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #D1D7EB
  • Protanopia 80% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E3E5EA
  • Protanomaly 85% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #CFE6EA
  • Deuteranopia 81% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #D1D7EB
  • Deuteranomaly 87% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #C0E0EB
  • Tritanopia 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #55F3EC
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #76F0EB
  • Achromatopsia 81% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #DDDDDD
  • Achromatomaly 85% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #CCE1E0

#87EEEA contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.36:1 Very poor#87EEEA text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
15.45:1 Super#87EEEA text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#87EEEA in CSS

/* Bath Water */
.color { color: #87EEEA; }
.background { background-color: #87EEEA; }
.border { border: 1px solid #87EEEA; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(135 238 234);
color: hsl(178 75% 73%);
color: oklch(0.886 0.097 192.3);

#87EEEA FAQ

What color is #87EEEA?

#87EEEA is a very light, moderately saturated turquoise. Its closest named color is Bath Water. It belongs to the turquoise color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #87EEEA?

#87EEEA is rgb(135, 238, 234) in RGB, hsl(178, 75%, 73%) in HSL and cmyk(43%, 0%, 2%, 7%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #87EEEA?

The complementary color of #87EEEA is #EE878B, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #87EEEA?

Black text has the best contrast on #87EEEA: 15.45:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #87EEEA a warm or cool color?

#87EEEA is a cool color.