#87AAA5
Dusty Blue · light cool teal
About #87AAA5
#87AAA5 is a muted, light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 53% red, 67% green and 65% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 33% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is somewhere between Dusty Blue and Eucalyptus (ΔE 15.6); Eucalyptus comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #AA878C — a dusty rose tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #87AAA5 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 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 #87AAA5?
#87AAA5 is a muted, light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 53% red, 67% green and 65% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 33% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #87AAA5?
Use black text. Black on #87AAA5 has a contrast ratio of 8.32:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #87AAA5?
Its complementary colour is #AA878C, and analogous partners are #87AA94 and #879DAA.