#87AAA3
Eucalyptus · light cool teal
About #87AAA3
With the hex code #87AAA3, this is a light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 53% red, 67% green and 64% blue, while a printer would mix 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 33% black. It reads as a cool colour.
If you had to name it, it is somewhere between Eucalyptus and Mushroom — a ΔE of 15.7 — followed by Mushroom. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #AA878E, a taupe shade.
In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 8.31:1, 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 #87AAA3?
With the hex code #87AAA3, this is a light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 53% red, 67% green and 64% blue, while a printer would mix 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 33% black. It reads as a cool colour.
›What text colour should I use on #87AAA3?
Use black text. Black on #87AAA3 has a contrast ratio of 8.31:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #87AAA3?
Its complementary colour is #AA878E, and analogous partners are #87AA92 and #87A0AA.