#87FFCA
Seafoam · very light cool green
About #87FFCA
#87FFCA is a very light, moderately saturated green colour. Digitally that works out to 53% red, 100% green and 79% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 47% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is similar to Seafoam (ΔE 12.3), with Turquoise the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #FF87BC (hot pink), its complementary partner.
Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 17.19:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
Colour codes
| HEX | |
|---|---|
| RGB | |
| HSL | |
| HSV / HSB | |
| CMYK | |
| CIELAB | |
| Decimal | |
| CSS |
Closest named colours
ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #87FFCA
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
Colour-blindness preview
How #87FFCA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
Shades, tints & matching colours
Similar colours
Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #87FFCA?
#87FFCA is a very light, moderately saturated green colour. Digitally that works out to 53% red, 100% green and 79% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 47% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #87FFCA?
Use black text. Black on #87FFCA has a contrast ratio of 17.19:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #87FFCA?
Its complementary colour is #FF87BC, and analogous partners are #87FF8E and #87F8FF.