Close to Electric Blue
#87FAE9
#87FAE9 is a light, vivid teal, close to the color Electric Blue. In RGB it’s made of 52.9% red, 98% green, and 91.4% blue. Its hue is 171°, with 92% saturation and 75% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #87FAE9.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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1.24:1 FailThis color as text on black
16.88:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #87FAE9 as they’d see it.
#87FAE9 in use
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Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #87FAE9
What color is #87FAE9?
#87FAE9 is a light, vivid teal, close to the color Electric Blue. In RGB it’s made of 52.9% red, 98% green, and 91.4% blue. Its hue is 171°, with 92% saturation and 75% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #87FAE9 in RGB?
#87FAE9 is rgb(135, 250, 233): 135 red, 250 green, and 233 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #87FAE9 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(46, 0, 7, 2). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #87FAE9?
PANTONE 3245 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #87FAE9?
Its complement #FEDFE2 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.