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#86BFCA Color

#86BFCA is rgb(134, 191, 202) in RGB, hsl(190, 39%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(34%, 5%, 0%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Sky Blue (#8CBED6), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.41. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#86BFCA
HEX#86BFCA
RGBrgb(134, 191, 202)
HSLhsl(190, 39%, 66%)
HSVhsv(190, 34%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(34%, 5%, 0%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(76.9% 0.061 210.9)
LABlab(73.70% -17.14 -11.80)
LCHlch(73.70% 20.81 214.55)

What #86BFCA 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 #86BFCA, 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 teal in the library.

#86BFCA Channel Values

How #86BFCA 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 191 · B 2028-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 190° · S 39% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 190° · S 34% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 34% · M 5% · Y 0% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.04:1 vs white · 10.32:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #86BFCA 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 text2.04:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.32:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #86BFCA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #86BFCA; 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 #86BFCA

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.

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Shades

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

How #86BFCA 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#86BFCA
Protanopia#B7B7CA
Protanomaly#A6BACA
Deuteranopia#AFAFCB
Deuteranomaly#A0B6CB
Tritanopia#84C0C0
Tritanomaly#85C0C4
Achromatopsia#B6B6B6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #86BFCA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-86bfca: #86BFCA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #86BFCA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-86bfca': '#86BFCA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.525, green: 0.749, blue: 0.792)
Android XML<color name="color_86bfca">#86BFCA</color>
SVG fillfill="#86BFCA"

More Teal Colors

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

#86BFCA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #86BFCA?

#86BFCA is a light teal — rgb(134, 191, 202) in RGB and hsl(190, 39%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Sky Blue (#8CBED6), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.41.

What is the RGB value of #86BFCA?

#86BFCA is rgb(134, 191, 202) — red 134, green 191, and blue 202 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #86BFCA?

#86BFCA converts to approximately cmyk(34%, 5%, 0%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #86BFCA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #86BFCA scores 2.04:1 against white and 10.32:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #86BFCA 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 lightblue (#ADD8E6) at a CIE76 distance of 11.07, which is visibly different.

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