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#86B19E Color

#86B19E is rgb(134, 177, 158) in RGB, hsl(153, 22%, 61%) in HSL, and about cmyk(24%, 0%, 11%, 31%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Green Sheen (#6EAEA1), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.87. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#86B19E
HEX#86B19E
RGBrgb(134, 177, 158)
HSLhsl(153, 22%, 61%)
HSVhsv(153, 24%, 69%)
CMYKcmyk(24%, 0%, 11%, 31%)
OKLCHoklch(72.4% 0.054 166)
LABlab(68.68% -18.02 4.82)
LCHlch(68.68% 18.65 165.02)

What #86B19E 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 #86B19E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Green Sheen#6EAEA1ΔE 7.87Cambridge Blue#A3C1ADΔE 8.3Morning Blue#8DA399ΔE 9.53Polished Pine#5DA493ΔE 11.12Opal#A8C3BCΔE 11.82Oxley#6D9A79ΔE 12.14

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

#86B19E Channel Values

How #86B19E 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 177 · B 1588-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 153° · S 22% · L 61%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 153° · S 24% · V 69%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 24% · M 0% · Y 11% · K 31%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.39:1 vs white · 8.8:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #86B19E 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 text2.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #86B19E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #86B19E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #86B19E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#86B19E
Complementary
#B18699
Analogous
#86B188
Analogous
#86AFB1
Triadic
#9E86B1
Triadic
#B19E86
Split comp.
#B186AF
Split comp.
#B18886

Tints & Shades of #86B19E

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

#95BBAA
#A8C7B9
#B7D1C6
#C7DBD2
#D7E5DF
#E9F1EE

Shades

#6DA28A
#5A8C75
#4A7360
#385749
#283E34
#18251F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #86B19E.

How #86B19E 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#86B19E
Protanopia#ABAB9E
Protanomaly#9DAD9E
Deuteranopia#A4A49F
Deuteranomaly#99AA9F
Tritanopia#89AFAF
Tritanomaly#88B0A8
Achromatopsia#A8A8A8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #86B19E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-86b19e: #86B19E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #86B19E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-86b19e': '#86B19E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.525, green: 0.694, blue: 0.620)
Android XML<color name="color_86b19e">#86B19E</color>
SVG fillfill="#86B19E"

More Green Colors

#86B19E sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#86B19E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #86B19E?

#86B19E is a light green — rgb(134, 177, 158) in RGB and hsl(153, 22%, 61%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Green Sheen (#6EAEA1), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.87.

What is the RGB value of #86B19E?

#86B19E is rgb(134, 177, 158) — red 134, green 177, and blue 158 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #86B19E?

#86B19E converts to approximately cmyk(24%, 0%, 11%, 31%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #86B19E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #86B19E scores 2.39:1 against white and 8.8:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #86B19E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #86B19E 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 14.07, which is visibly different.

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