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#86C922 Color

#86C922 is rgb(134, 201, 34) in RGB, hsl(84, 71%, 46%) in HSL, and about cmyk(33%, 0%, 83%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Microsoft Green (#7DB700), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.88. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#86C922
HEX#86C922
RGBrgb(134, 201, 34)
HSLhsl(84, 71%, 46%)
HSVhsv(84, 83%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(33%, 0%, 83%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(76.2% 0.196 130.3)
LABlab(74.36% -39.34 67.32)
LCHlch(74.36% 77.97 120.30)

What #86C922 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 #86C922, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Microsoft Green#7DB700ΔE 6.88Yellow Green#9ACD32ΔE 6.9Sheen Green#8FD400ΔE 8.9Limerick#9DC209ΔE 12.05Vivid Lime Green#A6D608ΔE 12.57Inchworm#B2EC5DΔE 15.02

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

#86C922 Channel Values

How #86C922 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 201 · B 348-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 84° · S 71% · L 46%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 84° · S 83% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 33% · M 0% · Y 83% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.02:1 vs white · 10.39:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #86C922 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 text2.02:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #86C922 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #86C922

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #86C922; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#86C922
Complementary
#6522C9
Analogous
#C9B822
Analogous
#33C922
Triadic
#2286C9
Triadic
#C92286
Split comp.
#2233C9
Split comp.
#B822C9

Tints & Shades of #86C922

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

#98DC32
#AAE255
#B9E773
#CAED96
#DAF2B5
#EBF8D8

Shades

#74AE1E
#639419
#527A15
#406010
#2F460C
#1D2C07

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #86C922.

How #86C922 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#86C922
Protanopia#C0C024
Protanomaly#ACC323
Deuteranopia#B6B62C
Deuteranomaly#A5BE29
Tritanopia#97BEBE
Tritanomaly#91C298
Achromatopsia#B6B6B6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #86C922 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-86c922: #86C922;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #86C922;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-86c922': '#86C922' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.525, green: 0.788, blue: 0.133)
Android XML<color name="color_86c922">#86C922</color>
SVG fillfill="#86C922"

More Green Colors

#86C922 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#86C922 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #86C922?

#86C922 is a mid-tone green — rgb(134, 201, 34) in RGB and hsl(84, 71%, 46%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Microsoft Green (#7DB700), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.88.

What is the RGB value of #86C922?

#86C922 is rgb(134, 201, 34) — red 134, green 201, and blue 34 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #86C922?

#86C922 converts to approximately cmyk(33%, 0%, 83%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #86C922 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #86C922 scores 2.02:1 against white and 10.39:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #86C922 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #86C922 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 yellowgreen (#9ACD32) at a CIE76 distance of 6.9, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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