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#86BB9E Color

#86BB9E is rgb(134, 187, 158) in RGB, hsl(147, 28%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(28%, 0%, 16%, 27%) 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 6.65. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#86BB9E
HEX#86BB9E
RGBrgb(134, 187, 158)
HSLhsl(147, 28%, 63%)
HSVhsv(147, 28%, 73%)
CMYKcmyk(28%, 0%, 16%, 27%)
OKLCHoklch(74.7% 0.07 160.2)
LABlab(71.56% -22.69 8.89)
LCHlch(71.56% 24.37 158.60)

What #86BB9E 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 #86BB9E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 6.65Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 8.94Turquoise Green#A0D6B4ΔE 9.86Cambridge Blue#A3C1ADΔE 10.25Green Sheen#6EAEA1ΔE 10.41Polished Pine#5DA493ΔE 12.42

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

#86BB9E Channel Values

How #86BB9E 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 187 · B 1588-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 147° · S 28% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 147° · S 28% · V 73%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 28% · M 0% · Y 16% · K 27%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.18:1 vs white · 9.62:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #86BB9E 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 text2.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #86BB9E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #86BB9E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #86BB9E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#86BB9E
Complementary
#BB86A3
Analogous
#89BB86
Analogous
#86BBB8
Triadic
#9E86BB
Triadic
#BB9E86
Split comp.
#B886BB
Split comp.
#BB8689

Tints & Shades of #86BB9E

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

#97C4AB
#A7CDB8
#B7D7C5
#C8E0D2
#D8E9E0
#E8F2ED

Shades

#6CAC89
#549672
#467C5E
#355F48
#274534
#16271E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #86BB9E.

How #86BB9E 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#86BB9E
Protanopia#B3B39E
Protanomaly#A3B69E
Deuteranopia#ACACA0
Deuteranomaly#9EB29F
Tritanopia#8BB8B8
Tritanomaly#89B9AE
Achromatopsia#AFAFAF

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #86BB9E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-86bb9e: #86BB9E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #86BB9E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-86bb9e': '#86BB9E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.525, green: 0.733, blue: 0.620)
Android XML<color name="color_86bb9e">#86BB9E</color>
SVG fillfill="#86BB9E"

More Green Colors

#86BB9E sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#86BB9E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #86BB9E?

#86BB9E is a light green — rgb(134, 187, 158) in RGB and hsl(147, 28%, 63%) 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 6.65.

What is the RGB value of #86BB9E?

#86BB9E is rgb(134, 187, 158) — red 134, green 187, and blue 158 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #86BB9E?

#86BB9E converts to approximately cmyk(28%, 0%, 16%, 27%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #86BB9E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #86BB9E scores 2.18:1 against white and 9.62:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #86BB9E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #86BB9E 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 8.94, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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