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#86AE84 Color

#86AE84 is rgb(134, 174, 132) in RGB, hsl(117, 21%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(23%, 0%, 24%, 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 5.21. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#86AE84
HEX#86AE84
RGBrgb(134, 174, 132)
HSLhsl(117, 21%, 60%)
HSVhsv(117, 24%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(23%, 0%, 24%, 32%)
OKLCHoklch(71% 0.074 143.6)
LABlab(67.31% -20.31 17.06)
LCHlch(67.31% 26.52 139.97)

What #86AE84 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 #86AE84, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 5.21Sage#9CAF88ΔE 8.38Oxley#6D9A79ΔE 9.08Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 9.96Russian Green#679267ΔE 10.96Shiny Shamrock#5FA778ΔE 12.24

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

#86AE84 Channel Values

How #86AE84 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 1328-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 117° · S 21% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 117° · S 24% · V 68%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 23% · M 0% · Y 24% · K 32%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.5:1 vs white · 8.4:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #86AE84 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 text2.5:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #86AE84 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #86AE84

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #86AE84; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#86AE84
Complementary
#AC84AE
Analogous
#9BAE84
Analogous
#84AE97
Triadic
#8486AE
Triadic
#AE8486
Split comp.
#9784AE
Split comp.
#AE849B

Tints & Shades of #86AE84

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

#95B893
#A7C5A6
#B6CFB5
#C8DBC7
#D8E5D7
#EAF1E9

Shades

#6D9E6B
#5B8859
#4A6F49
#3A5638
#293E28
#192518

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #86AE84.

How #86AE84 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#86AE84
Protanopia#A8A884
Protanomaly#9CAA84
Deuteranopia#A2A285
Deuteranomaly#98A785
Tritanopia#8CA9A9
Tritanomaly#8AAB9C
Achromatopsia#A4A4A4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #86AE84 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-86ae84: #86AE84;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #86AE84;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-86ae84': '#86AE84' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.525, green: 0.682, blue: 0.518)
Android XML<color name="color_86ae84">#86AE84</color>
SVG fillfill="#86AE84"

More Green Colors

#86AE84 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#86AE84 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #86AE84?

#86AE84 is a light green — rgb(134, 174, 132) in RGB and hsl(117, 21%, 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 5.21.

What is the RGB value of #86AE84?

#86AE84 is rgb(134, 174, 132) — red 134, green 174, and blue 132 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #86AE84?

#86AE84 converts to approximately cmyk(23%, 0%, 24%, 32%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #86AE84 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #86AE84 scores 2.5:1 against white and 8.4:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #86AE84 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #86AE84 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 5.21, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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