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Coolteal

Seafoam Petal

#87e2d1
Notes

Seafoam Petal (#87E2D1) is a soft teal with a cool character. It leans cool, sitting on the blue, green, and violet side of the wheel. Quiet and dependable, a fit for product UI and data visualization. Its HSL profile (169°, 61%, 71%) places it in the balanced band at a light lightness. It works as a background wash, large-area fill, or soft illustration tone. Add a darker ink of the same hue when you need type over it. For a confident two-color system, pair it with its complementary red. For something softer, pull in its analogous neighbors on either side of the wheel.

HEX
#87e2d1
RGB
rgb(135, 226, 209)
HSL
hsl(169, 61%, 71%)
HWB
hwb(169 53% 11%)
OKLCH
oklch(85.1% 0.091 180.7)
HSV
hsv(169, 40%, 89%)
LAB
lab(84.04% -31.13 -0.23)
LCH
lch(84.04% 31.13 180.43)
CMYK
cmyk(40%, 0%, 8%, 11%)

Closest matches

The nearest named color in three reference sources, ranked by perceptual distance (ΔE76 in CIELAB). ΔE < 1 is imperceptible to most viewers; ΔE > 10 is clearly different. When two sources point to the same hex they’re merged into one tile; click any to open that color’s page.

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Color-vision simulation

How this color appears to viewers with the four major color-vision-deficiency types. Computed via the Machado (2009) physiologically-based model. If a tile matches the original, the color reads the same to that viewer.

#87e2d1
Original
#dbd8d0
Protanopia
#cbcdd2
Deuteranopia
#66e5dd
Tritanopia
#cdcdcd
Achromatopsia
WCAG contrast

The color used as foreground text against pure white and pure black, with the contrast ratio and WCAG 2.1 grade. Aim for AA (4.5:1) for body text and AA Large (3:1) for 18 pt+ headlines; AAA (7:1) is the gold standard for long-form reading surfaces.

The quick brown foxSample body text at normal size. The wcag minimum for body contrast is 4.5:1 (AA) or 7:1 (AAA).
Failon White
1.52:1
The quick brown foxSample body text at normal size. The wcag minimum for body contrast is 4.5:1 (AA) or 7:1 (AAA).
AAAon Black
13.83:1

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