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#86B69A Color

#86B69A is rgb(134, 182, 154) in RGB, hsl(145, 25%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(26%, 0%, 15%, 29%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Eton Blue (#96C8A2), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.99. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#86B69A
HEX#86B69A
RGBrgb(134, 182, 154)
HSLhsl(145, 25%, 62%)
HSVhsv(145, 26%, 71%)
CMYKcmyk(26%, 0%, 15%, 29%)
OKLCHoklch(73.4% 0.065 158.7)
LABlab(70.03% -20.98 8.92)
LCHlch(70.03% 22.79 156.97)

What #86B69A 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 #86B69A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 7.99Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 9.21Cambridge Blue#A3C1ADΔE 9.52Green Sheen#6EAEA1ΔE 10.11Oxley#6D9A79ΔE 10.93Turquoise Green#A0D6B4ΔE 11.56

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

#86B69A Channel Values

How #86B69A 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 182 · B 1548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 145° · S 25% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 145° · S 26% · V 71%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 26% · M 0% · Y 15% · K 29%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.29:1 vs white · 9.17:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #86B69A 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 text2.29:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.17:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #86B69A in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #86B69A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #86B69A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#86B69A
Complementary
#B686A2
Analogous
#8AB686
Analogous
#86B6B2
Triadic
#9A86B6
Triadic
#B69A86
Split comp.
#B286B6
Split comp.
#B6868A

Tints & Shades of #86B69A

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

#96C0A7
#A6C9B5
#B6D3C2
#C9DED2
#D9E8DF
#E9F2EC

Shades

#6CA785
#568F6E
#47765A
#375C47
#284333
#17261D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #86B69A.

How #86B69A 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#86B69A
Protanopia#AFAF9A
Protanomaly#A0B29A
Deuteranopia#A8A89B
Deuteranomaly#9CAE9B
Tritanopia#8BB3B3
Tritanomaly#89B4A9
Achromatopsia#ABABAB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #86B69A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-86b69a: #86B69A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #86B69A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-86b69a': '#86B69A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.525, green: 0.714, blue: 0.604)
Android XML<color name="color_86b69a">#86B69A</color>
SVG fillfill="#86B69A"

More Green Colors

#86B69A sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#86B69A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #86B69A?

#86B69A is a light green — rgb(134, 182, 154) in RGB and hsl(145, 25%, 62%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Eton Blue (#96C8A2), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.99.

What is the RGB value of #86B69A?

#86B69A is rgb(134, 182, 154) — red 134, green 182, and blue 154 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #86B69A?

#86B69A converts to approximately cmyk(26%, 0%, 15%, 29%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #86B69A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #86B69A scores 2.29:1 against white and 9.17:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #86B69A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #86B69A 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 9.21, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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