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#86C69D Color

#86C69D is rgb(134, 198, 157) in RGB, hsl(142, 36%, 65%) in HSL, and about cmyk(32%, 0%, 21%, 22%) 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 5.29. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#86C69D
HEX#86C69D
RGBrgb(134, 198, 157)
HSLhsl(142, 36%, 65%)
HSVhsv(142, 32%, 78%)
CMYKcmyk(32%, 0%, 21%, 22%)
OKLCHoklch(77.2% 0.088 155.6)
LABlab(74.72% -27.80 13.84)
LCHlch(74.72% 31.05 153.54)

What #86C69D 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 #86C69D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 5.29Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 7.34Turquoise Green#A0D6B4ΔE 8.4Zeal#91E0B7ΔE 9.63Light Moss Green#ADDFADΔE 11.64Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 11.65

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

#86C69D Channel Values

How #86C69D 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 198 · B 1578-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 142° · S 36% · L 65%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 142° · S 32% · V 78%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 32% · M 0% · Y 21% · K 22%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.99:1 vs white · 10.58:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #86C69D 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 text1.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.58:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #86C69D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #86C69D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #86C69D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#86C69D
Complementary
#C686AE
Analogous
#8EC686
Analogous
#86C6BD
Triadic
#9D86C6
Triadic
#C69D86
Split comp.
#BD86C6
Split comp.
#C6868E

Tints & Shades of #86C69D

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

#97CEAB
#A5D5B6
#B6DDC4
#C8E5D2
#D9EDE0
#E7F4EB

Shades

#66B784
#4EA66F
#40875A
#316845
#224930
#152D1E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #86C69D.

How #86C69D 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#86C69D
Protanopia#BDBD9D
Protanomaly#AAC19D
Deuteranopia#B4B49F
Deuteranomaly#A4BC9E
Tritanopia#8DC1C1
Tritanomaly#8AC3B4
Achromatopsia#B8B8B8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #86C69D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-86c69d: #86C69D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #86C69D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-86c69d': '#86C69D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.525, green: 0.776, blue: 0.616)
Android XML<color name="color_86c69d">#86C69D</color>
SVG fillfill="#86C69D"

More Green Colors

#86C69D sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#86C69D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #86C69D?

#86C69D is a light green — rgb(134, 198, 157) in RGB and hsl(142, 36%, 65%) 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 5.29.

What is the RGB value of #86C69D?

#86C69D is rgb(134, 198, 157) — red 134, green 198, and blue 157 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #86C69D?

#86C69D converts to approximately cmyk(32%, 0%, 21%, 22%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #86C69D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #86C69D scores 1.99:1 against white and 10.58:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #86C69D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #86C69D 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 7.34, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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