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#86AE61 Color

#86AE61 is rgb(134, 174, 97) in RGB, hsl(91, 32%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(23%, 0%, 44%, 32%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Asparagus (#7BA05B), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.13. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#86AE61
HEX#86AE61
RGBrgb(134, 174, 97)
HSLhsl(91, 32%, 53%)
HSVhsv(91, 44%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(23%, 0%, 44%, 32%)
OKLCHoklch(70.3% 0.114 131.2)
LABlab(66.80% -24.21 34.81)
LCHlch(66.80% 42.40 124.83)

What #86AE61 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 #86AE61, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Asparagus#7BA05BΔE 6.13Olivine#9AB973ΔE 7Bud Green#7BB661ΔE 7.95Pistachio#93C572ΔE 8.74Moss Green#8A9A5BΔE 12.47Middle Green Yellow#ACBF60ΔE 14.47

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

#86AE61 Channel Values

How #86AE61 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 174 · B 978-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 91° · S 32% · L 53%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 91° · S 44% · V 68%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 23% · M 0% · Y 44% · K 32%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.55:1 vs white · 8.24:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #86AE61 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 text2.55:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.24:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #86AE61 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #86AE61

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #86AE61; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#86AE61
Complementary
#8861AE
Analogous
#ACAE61
Analogous
#61AE62
Triadic
#6186AE
Triadic
#AE6186
Split comp.
#6261AE
Split comp.
#AE61AC

Tints & Shades of #86AE61

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

#95B875
#A7C48D
#B7CEA1
#C9DBB8
#D8E5CD
#EAF1E4

Shades

#749B50
#628344
#516C37
#3F542B
#2D3D1F
#1C2513

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #86AE61.

How #86AE61 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#86AE61
Protanopia#A8A861
Protanomaly#9CAA61
Deuteranopia#A2A263
Deuteranomaly#98A762
Tritanopia#90A7A7
Tritanomaly#8CAA90
Achromatopsia#A2A2A2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #86AE61 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-86ae61: #86AE61;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #86AE61;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-86ae61': '#86AE61' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.525, green: 0.682, blue: 0.380)
Android XML<color name="color_86ae61">#86AE61</color>
SVG fillfill="#86AE61"

More Green Colors

#86AE61 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#86AE61 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #86AE61?

#86AE61 is a mid-tone green — rgb(134, 174, 97) in RGB and hsl(91, 32%, 53%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Asparagus (#7BA05B), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.13.

What is the RGB value of #86AE61?

#86AE61 is rgb(134, 174, 97) — red 134, green 174, and blue 97 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #86AE61?

#86AE61 converts to approximately cmyk(23%, 0%, 44%, 32%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #86AE61 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #86AE61 scores 2.55:1 against white and 8.24:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #86AE61 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #86AE61 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 17.92, which is visibly different.

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