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#86B266 Color

#86B266 is rgb(134, 178, 102) in RGB, hsl(95, 33%, 55%) in HSL, and about cmyk(25%, 0%, 43%, 30%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Olivine (#9AB973), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.85. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#86B266
HEX#86B266
RGBrgb(134, 178, 102)
HSLhsl(95, 33%, 55%)
HSVhsv(95, 43%, 70%)
CMYKcmyk(25%, 0%, 43%, 30%)
OKLCHoklch(71.4% 0.114 133.1)
LABlab(68.04% -25.55 33.80)
LCHlch(68.04% 42.37 127.08)

What #86B266 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 #86B266, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#86B266 Channel Values

How #86B266 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 178 · B 1028-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 95° · S 33% · L 55%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 95° · S 43% · V 70%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 25% · M 0% · Y 43% · K 30%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.45:1 vs white · 8.57:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #86B266 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 text2.45:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.57:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #86B266

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #86B266; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #86B266

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #86B266.

How #86B266 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#86B266
Protanopia#ACAC66
Protanomaly#9EAE66
Deuteranopia#A5A568
Deuteranomaly#9AAA67
Tritanopia#90ABAB
Tritanomaly#8CAE94
Achromatopsia#A5A5A5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #86B266 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-86b266: #86B266;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #86B266;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-86b266': '#86B266' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.525, green: 0.698, blue: 0.400)
Android XML<color name="color_86b266">#86B266</color>
SVG fillfill="#86B266"

More Green Colors

#86B266 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#86B266 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #86B266?

#86B266 is a mid-tone green — rgb(134, 178, 102) in RGB and hsl(95, 33%, 55%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Olivine (#9AB973), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.85.

What is the RGB value of #86B266?

#86B266 is rgb(134, 178, 102) — red 134, green 178, and blue 102 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #86B266?

#86B266 converts to approximately cmyk(25%, 0%, 43%, 30%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #86B266 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #86B266 scores 2.45:1 against white and 8.57:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #86B266 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #86B266 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 16.84, which is visibly different.

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