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#87F8FF closest to Shallow Water

#87F8FF is a very light, moderately saturated turquoise; the closest named color is Shallow Water. In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 97.3% green and 100.0% blue (rgb(135, 248, 255)). Its HSL value is 184° hue, 100% saturation and 76% lightness, and in CMYK it is 47% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. #87F8FF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 16.90:1.

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Variations of #87F8FF

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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#87F8FF 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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#87F8FF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #87F8FF appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 80% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #D5E0FF
  • Protanopia 79% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #EAEFFF
  • Protanomaly 84% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D4F0FF
  • Deuteranopia 80% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #D5E0FF
  • Deuteranomaly 86% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #C3E9FF
  • Tritanopia 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #41FFFA
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #71FBFD
  • Achromatopsia 79% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #E6E6E6
  • Achromatomaly 84% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #D4EBED

#87F8FF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.24:1 Very poor#87F8FF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
16.90:1 Super#87F8FF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#87F8FF in CSS

/* Shallow Water */
.color { color: #87F8FF; }
.background { background-color: #87F8FF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #87F8FF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(135 248 255);
color: hsl(184 100% 76%);
color: oklch(0.915 0.104 200.8);

#87F8FF FAQ

What color is #87F8FF?

#87F8FF 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 #87F8FF?

#87F8FF is rgb(135, 248, 255) in RGB, hsl(184, 100%, 76%) in HSL and cmyk(47%, 3%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #87F8FF?

The complementary color of #87F8FF is #FF8E87, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #87F8FF?

Black text has the best contrast on #87F8FF: 16.90:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #87F8FF a warm or cool color?

#87F8FF is a cool color.