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#86AC87 Color

#86AC87 is rgb(134, 172, 135) in RGB, hsl(122, 19%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(22%, 0%, 22%, 33%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.96. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#86AC87
HEX#86AC87
RGBrgb(134, 172, 135)
HSLhsl(122, 19%, 60%)
HSVhsv(122, 22%, 67%)
CMYKcmyk(22%, 0%, 22%, 33%)
OKLCHoklch(70.6% 0.067 145.5)
LABlab(66.78% -18.97 14.72)
LCHlch(66.78% 24.01 142.20)

What #86AC87 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 #86AC87, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 6.96Sage#9CAF88ΔE 7.83Oxley#6D9A79ΔE 7.87Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 10.31Russian Green#679267ΔE 11.19Laurel Green#A9BA9DΔE 11.38

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

#86AC87 Channel Values

How #86AC87 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 134 · G 172 · B 1358-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 122° · S 19% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 122° · S 22% · V 67%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 22% · M 0% · Y 22% · K 33%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.54:1 vs white · 8.26:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #86AC87 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.

Fails AAWhite text2.54:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #86AC87 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #86AC87

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #86AC87; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#86AC87
Complementary
#AC86AB
Analogous
#98AC86
Analogous
#86AC9A
Triadic
#8786AC
Triadic
#AC8786
Split comp.
#9A86AC
Split comp.
#AC8698

Tints & Shades of #86AC87

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

#95B796
#A7C3A8
#B6CDB7
#C8DAC9
#D8E4D8
#EAF1EA

Shades

#6D9C6F
#5B865C
#4A6D4C
#3A553B
#293D2A
#192419

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #86AC87.

How #86AC87 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#86AC87
Protanopia#A6A687
Protanomaly#9AA987
Deuteranopia#A1A188
Deuteranomaly#97A588
Tritanopia#8BA8A8
Tritanomaly#89AA9C
Achromatopsia#A2A2A2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #86AC87 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-86ac87: #86AC87;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #86AC87;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-86ac87': '#86AC87' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.525, green: 0.675, blue: 0.529)
Android XML<color name="color_86ac87">#86AC87</color>
SVG fillfill="#86AC87"

More Green Colors

#86AC87 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#86AC87 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #86AC87?

#86AC87 is a light green — rgb(134, 172, 135) in RGB and hsl(122, 19%, 60%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.96.

What is the RGB value of #86AC87?

#86AC87 is rgb(134, 172, 135) — red 134, green 172, and blue 135 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #86AC87?

#86AC87 converts to approximately cmyk(22%, 0%, 22%, 33%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #86AC87 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #86AC87 scores 2.54:1 against white and 8.26:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #86AC87 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #86AC87 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 darkseagreen (#8FBC8F) at a CIE76 distance of 6.96, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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