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#86C9CA Color

#86C9CA is rgb(134, 201, 202) in RGB, hsl(181, 39%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(34%, 0%, 0%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Aquamarine (Crayola) (#95E0E8), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.99. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#86C9CA
HEX#86C9CA
RGBrgb(134, 201, 202)
HSLhsl(181, 39%, 66%)
HSVhsv(181, 34%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(34%, 0%, 0%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(79.2% 0.068 197.1)
LABlab(76.53% -21.82 -7.63)
LCHlch(76.53% 23.12 199.27)

What #86C9CA 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 #86C9CA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Aquamarine (Crayola)#95E0E8ΔE 8.99Middle Blue Green#8DD9CCΔE 9.3Pale Robin Egg Blue#96DED1ΔE 10.17Middle Blue#7ED4E6ΔE 10.62Medium Sky Blue#80DAEBΔE 11.45Powder Blue#B0E0E6ΔE 11.61

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

#86C9CA Channel Values

How #86C9CA 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 2028-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 181° · S 39% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 181° · S 34% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 34% · M 0% · Y 0% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.87:1 vs white · 11.22:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #86C9CA 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 text1.87:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.22:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #86C9CA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #86C9CA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #86C9CA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#86C9CA
Complementary
#CA8886
Analogous
#86CAA9
Analogous
#86A7CA
Triadic
#CA86C9
Triadic
#C9CA86
Split comp.
#CA86A7
Split comp.
#CAA986

Tints & Shades of #86C9CA

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

#98D1D2
#A6D7D8
#B8DFE0
#C6E6E6
#D8EEEE
#E6F4F4

Shades

#67BBBC
#4BA9AA
#3D898A
#306D6E
#224D4E
#142E2E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #86C9CA.

How #86C9CA 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#86C9CA
Protanopia#C0C0CA
Protanomaly#ACC3CA
Deuteranopia#B6B6CB
Deuteranomaly#A5BECB
Tritanopia#86C9C9
Tritanomaly#86C9C9
Achromatopsia#BDBDBD

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #86C9CA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-86c9ca: #86C9CA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #86C9CA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-86c9ca': '#86C9CA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.525, green: 0.788, blue: 0.792)
Android XML<color name="color_86c9ca">#86C9CA</color>
SVG fillfill="#86C9CA"

More Teal Colors

#86C9CA sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#86C9CA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #86C9CA?

#86C9CA is a light teal — rgb(134, 201, 202) in RGB and hsl(181, 39%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Aquamarine (Crayola) (#95E0E8), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.99.

What is the RGB value of #86C9CA?

#86C9CA is rgb(134, 201, 202) — red 134, green 201, and blue 202 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #86C9CA?

#86C9CA converts to approximately cmyk(34%, 0%, 0%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #86C9CA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #86C9CA scores 1.87:1 against white and 11.22:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #86C9CA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #86C9CA 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 powderblue (#B0E0E6) at a CIE76 distance of 11.61, which is visibly different.

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