#87F9FF
Aqua · very light cool teal
About #87F9FF
With the hex code #87F9FF, this is a very light teal with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 53% red, 98% green and 100% blue, while a printer would mix 47% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a cool colour.
If you had to name it, it is somewhere between Aqua and Powder Blue — a ΔE of 17.2 — followed by Powder Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #FF8D87, a salmon shade.
In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 17.02:1, 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 #87F9FF?
With the hex code #87F9FF, this is a very light teal with a moderately saturated character. Its RGB recipe is 53% red, 98% green and 100% blue, while a printer would mix 47% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a cool colour.
›What text colour should I use on #87F9FF?
Use black text. Black on #87F9FF has a contrast ratio of 17.02:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #87F9FF?
Its complementary colour is #FF8D87, and analogous partners are #87FFC9 and #87BDFF.