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#86C973 Color

#86C973 is rgb(134, 201, 115) in RGB, hsl(107, 44%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(33%, 0%, 43%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pistachio (#93C572), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.16. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#86C973
HEX#86C973
RGBrgb(134, 201, 115)
HSLhsl(107, 44%, 62%)
HSVhsv(107, 43%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(33%, 0%, 43%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(77% 0.136 139)
LABlab(74.96% -34.24 35.89)
LCHlch(74.96% 49.60 133.66)

What #86C973 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 #86C973, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pistachio#93C572ΔE 6.16Mantis#74C365ΔE 6.41Bud Green#7BB661ΔE 6.97Pastel Green#77DD77ΔE 13.97Granny Smith Apple#A8E4A0ΔE 14.47Light Green#90EE90ΔE 14.58

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

#86C973 Channel Values

How #86C973 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 1158-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 107° · S 44% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 107° · S 43% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 33% · M 0% · Y 43% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.98:1 vs white · 10.62:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #86C973 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 text1.98:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #86C973 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #86C973

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #86C973; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#86C973
Complementary
#B673C9
Analogous
#B1C973
Analogous
#73C98C
Triadic
#7386C9
Triadic
#C97386
Split comp.
#8C73C9
Split comp.
#C973B1

Tints & Shades of #86C973

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

#96D086
#A6D798
#B6DEAB
#C9E7C1
#D9EED3
#E9F5E5

Shades

#6CBD56
#56A540
#478835
#386A29
#284D1E
#172C11

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #86C973.

How #86C973 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#86C973
Protanopia#C0C073
Protanomaly#ACC373
Deuteranopia#B6B676
Deuteranomaly#A5BE75
Tritanopia#93C1C1
Tritanomaly#8EC4A7
Achromatopsia#B8B8B8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #86C973 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-86c973: #86C973;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #86C973;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-86c973': '#86C973' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.525, green: 0.788, blue: 0.451)
Android XML<color name="color_86c973">#86C973</color>
SVG fillfill="#86C973"

More Green Colors

#86C973 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#86C973 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #86C973?

#86C973 is a light green — rgb(134, 201, 115) in RGB and hsl(107, 44%, 62%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pistachio (#93C572), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.16.

What is the RGB value of #86C973?

#86C973 is rgb(134, 201, 115) — red 134, green 201, and blue 115 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #86C973?

#86C973 converts to approximately cmyk(33%, 0%, 43%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #86C973 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #86C973 scores 1.98:1 against white and 10.62:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #86C973 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #86C973 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 lightgreen (#90EE90) at a CIE76 distance of 14.58, which is visibly different.

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