#87AAA4
Eucalyptus · light cool teal
About #87AAA4
#87AAA4 is a light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 53% red, 67% green and 64% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 33% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is somewhere between Eucalyptus and Dusty Blue (ΔE 15.9), with Dusty Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #AA878D (taupe), its complementary partner.
Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 8.32:1 (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 #87AAA4?
#87AAA4 is a light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 53% red, 67% green and 64% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 33% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #87AAA4?
Use black text. Black on #87AAA4 has a contrast ratio of 8.32:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #87AAA4?
Its complementary colour is #AA878D, and analogous partners are #87AA93 and #879EAA.