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#86AD76 Color

#86AD76 is rgb(134, 173, 118) in RGB, hsl(103, 25%, 57%) in HSL, and about cmyk(23%, 0%, 32%, 32%) 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 8.09. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#86AD76
HEX#86AD76
RGBrgb(134, 173, 118)
HSLhsl(103, 25%, 57%)
HSVhsv(103, 32%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(23%, 0%, 32%, 32%)
OKLCHoklch(70.5% 0.088 136.8)
LABlab(66.79% -21.56 23.87)
LCHlch(66.79% 32.17 132.09)

What #86AD76 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 #86AD76, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 8.09Asparagus#7BA05BΔE 9.21Olivine#9AB973ΔE 9.48Sage#9CAF88ΔE 11.45Russian Green#679267ΔE 11.85Moss Green#8A9A5BΔE 11.99

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

#86AD76 Channel Values

How #86AD76 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 173 · B 1188-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 103° · S 25% · L 57%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 103° · S 32% · V 68%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 23% · M 0% · Y 32% · K 32%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.54:1 vs white · 8.25:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #86AD76 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 text8.25:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #86AD76 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #86AD76

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #86AD76; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#86AD76
Complementary
#9D76AD
Analogous
#A1AD76
Analogous
#76AD82
Triadic
#7685AD
Triadic
#AD7685
Split comp.
#8276AD
Split comp.
#AD76A1

Tints & Shades of #86AD76

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

#96B889
#A7C49C
#B8CFAF
#C6D9BF
#D7E4D2
#E8F0E6

Shades

#6F9C5E
#5F8650
#4D6C41
#3D5634
#2B3D24
#1B2617

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #86AD76.

How #86AD76 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#86AD76
Protanopia#A7A776
Protanomaly#9BAA76
Deuteranopia#A1A178
Deuteranomaly#97A677
Tritanopia#8EA7A7
Tritanomaly#8BAA96
Achromatopsia#A2A2A2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #86AD76 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-86ad76: #86AD76;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #86AD76;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-86ad76': '#86AD76' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.525, green: 0.678, blue: 0.463)
Android XML<color name="color_86ad76">#86AD76</color>
SVG fillfill="#86AD76"

More Green Colors

#86AD76 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#86AD76 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #86AD76?

#86AD76 is a mid-tone green — rgb(134, 173, 118) in RGB and hsl(103, 25%, 57%) 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 8.09.

What is the RGB value of #86AD76?

#86AD76 is rgb(134, 173, 118) — red 134, green 173, and blue 118 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #86AD76?

#86AD76 converts to approximately cmyk(23%, 0%, 32%, 32%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #86AD76 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #86AD76 scores 2.54:1 against white and 8.25:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #86AD76 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #86AD76 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 8.09, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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