#87F8FF
Aqua · very light cool teal
About #87F8FF
#87F8FF is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 53% red, 97% green and 100% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 47% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is somewhere between Aqua and Powder Blue (ΔE 17.6); Powder Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #FF8E87 — a salmon tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #87F8FF for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 16.90:1, 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 #87F8FF?
#87F8FF is a moderately saturated, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 53% red, 97% green and 100% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 47% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #87F8FF?
Use black text. Black on #87F8FF has a contrast ratio of 16.90:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #87F8FF?
Its complementary colour is #FF8E87, and analogous partners are #87FFCA and #87BCFF.