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#86CA97 Color

#86CA97 is rgb(134, 202, 151) in RGB, hsl(135, 39%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(34%, 0%, 25%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.99. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#86CA97
HEX#86CA97
RGBrgb(134, 202, 151)
HSLhsl(135, 39%, 66%)
HSVhsv(135, 34%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(34%, 0%, 25%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(78% 0.1 151.4)
LABlab(75.77% -30.39 18.46)
LCHlch(75.77% 35.55 148.73)

What #86CA97 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 #86CA97, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 8.99Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 9.09Teal Deer#99E6B3ΔE 9.86Zeal#91E0B7ΔE 9.92Celadon#ACE1AFΔE 10.63Light Moss Green#ADDFADΔE 10.75

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

#86CA97 Channel Values

How #86CA97 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 202 · B 1518-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 135° · S 39% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 135° · S 34% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 34% · M 0% · Y 25% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.93:1 vs white · 10.91:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #86CA97 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 text1.93:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.91:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #86CA97 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #86CA97

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #86CA97; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#86CA97
Complementary
#CA86B9
Analogous
#97CA86
Analogous
#86CAB9
Triadic
#9786CA
Triadic
#CA9786
Split comp.
#B986CA
Split comp.
#CA8697

Tints & Shades of #86CA97

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

#98D2A7
#A6D8B3
#B8E0C2
#C6E6CE
#D8EEDD
#E6F4EA

Shades

#67BC7C
#4BAA63
#3D8A50
#306E40
#224E2D
#142E1B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #86CA97.

How #86CA97 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#86CA97
Protanopia#C1C197
Protanomaly#ACC497
Deuteranopia#B7B799
Deuteranomaly#A6BF98
Tritanopia#8FC4C4
Tritanomaly#8BC7B4
Achromatopsia#BBBBBB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #86CA97 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-86ca97: #86CA97;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #86CA97;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-86ca97': '#86CA97' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.525, green: 0.792, blue: 0.592)
Android XML<color name="color_86ca97">#86CA97</color>
SVG fillfill="#86CA97"

More Green Colors

#86CA97 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#86CA97 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #86CA97?

#86CA97 is a light green — rgb(134, 202, 151) in RGB and hsl(135, 39%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.99.

What is the RGB value of #86CA97?

#86CA97 is rgb(134, 202, 151) — red 134, green 202, and blue 151 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #86CA97?

#86CA97 converts to approximately cmyk(34%, 0%, 25%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #86CA97 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #86CA97 scores 1.93:1 against white and 10.91:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #86CA97 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #86CA97 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 8.99, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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