#87AAA2
Eucalyptus · light cool teal
About #87AAA2
#87AAA2 is a muted, light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 53% red, 67% green and 64% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 33% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is somewhere between Eucalyptus and Mushroom (ΔE 15.5); Mushroom comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #AA878F — a taupe tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #87AAA2 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 8.30:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #87AAA2?
#87AAA2 is a muted, light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 53% red, 67% green and 64% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 33% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #87AAA2?
Use black text. Black on #87AAA2 has a contrast ratio of 8.30:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #87AAA2?
Its complementary colour is #AA878F, and analogous partners are #87AA91 and #87A1AA.