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#086858 Color

#086858 is rgb(8, 104, 88) in RGB, hsl(170, 86%, 22%) in HSL, and about cmyk(92%, 0%, 15%, 59%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Tropical Rain Forest (#00755E), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#086858
HEX#086858
RGBrgb(8, 104, 88)
HSLhsl(170, 86%, 22%)
HSVhsv(170, 92%, 41%)
CMYKcmyk(92%, 0%, 15%, 59%)
OKLCHoklch(46.4% 0.084 176.9)
LABlab(38.85% -29.49 1.49)
LCHlch(38.85% 29.53 177.11)

What #086858 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #086858, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every teal in the library.

#086858 Channel Values

How #086858 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 8 · G 104 · B 888-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 170° · S 86% · L 22%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 170° · S 92% · V 41%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 92% · M 0% · Y 15% · K 59%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.71:1 vs white · 3.13:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #086858 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text6.71:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #086858

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #086858; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #086858

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #086858.

How #086858 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#086858
Protanopia#5F5F58
Protanomaly#4B6358
Deuteranopia#56565A
Deuteranomaly#445E59
Tritanopia#156666
Tritanomaly#116761
Achromatopsia#5C5C5C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #086858 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-086858: #086858;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #086858;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-086858': '#086858' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.031, green: 0.408, blue: 0.345)
Android XML<color name="color_086858">#086858</color>
SVG fillfill="#086858"

More Teal Colors

#086858 sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#086858 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #086858?

#086858 is a dark teal — rgb(8, 104, 88) in RGB and hsl(170, 86%, 22%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Tropical Rain Forest (#00755E), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.

What is the RGB value of #086858?

#086858 is rgb(8, 104, 88) — red 8, green 104, and blue 88 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #086858?

#086858 converts to approximately cmyk(92%, 0%, 15%, 59%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #086858 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #086858 scores 6.71:1 against white and 3.13:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #086858 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #086858 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is teal (#008080) at a CIE76 distance of 13.92, which is visibly different.

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