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#87F0FF Shallow Water

#87F0FF is a very light, moderately saturated turquoise named Shallow Water. In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 94.1% green and 100.0% blue (rgb(135, 240, 255)). Its HSL value is 188° hue, 100% saturation and 76% lightness, and in CMYK it is 47% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. #87F0FF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 15.94:1.

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Variations of #87F0FF

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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#87F0FF 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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#87F0FF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #87F0FF appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 82% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #CDDAFF
  • Protanopia 81% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E1E9FF
  • Protanomaly 85% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #CDE9FF
  • Deuteranopia 82% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #CDDAFF
  • Deuteranomaly 88% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #BDE2FF
  • Tritanopia 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #44F8F4
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #72F3FA
  • Achromatopsia 80% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #E0E0E0
  • Achromatomaly 85% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #CFE4E8

#87F0FF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.32:1 Very poor#87F0FF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
15.94:1 Super#87F0FF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#87F0FF in CSS

/* Shallow Water */
.color { color: #87F0FF; }
.background { background-color: #87F0FF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #87F0FF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(135 240 255);
color: hsl(188 100% 76%);
color: oklch(0.897 0.100 207.5);

#87F0FF FAQ

What color is #87F0FF?

#87F0FF is a very light, moderately saturated turquoise. Its closest named color is Shallow Water. It belongs to the turquoise color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #87F0FF?

#87F0FF is rgb(135, 240, 255) in RGB, hsl(188, 100%, 76%) in HSL and cmyk(47%, 6%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #87F0FF?

The complementary color of #87F0FF is #FF9687, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #87F0FF?

Black text has the best contrast on #87F0FF: 15.94:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #87F0FF a warm or cool color?

#87F0FF is a cool color.