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#86CA99 Color

#86CA99 is rgb(134, 202, 153) in RGB, hsl(137, 39%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(34%, 0%, 24%, 21%) 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 8.35. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#86CA99
HEX#86CA99
RGBrgb(134, 202, 153)
HSLhsl(137, 39%, 66%)
HSVhsv(137, 34%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(34%, 0%, 24%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(78% 0.098 152.4)
LABlab(75.81% -30.11 17.45)
LCHlch(75.81% 34.81 149.91)

What #86CA99 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 #86CA99, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 8.35Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 8.74Zeal#91E0B7ΔE 9.33Teal Deer#99E6B3ΔE 9.81Celadon#ACE1AFΔE 10.54Light Moss Green#ADDFADΔE 10.67

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

#86CA99 Channel Values

How #86CA99 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 1538-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 137° · S 39% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 137° · S 34% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 34% · M 0% · Y 24% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.92:1 vs white · 10.92:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #86CA99 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 text1.92:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.92:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #86CA99 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #86CA99

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #86CA99; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#86CA99
Complementary
#CA86B7
Analogous
#95CA86
Analogous
#86CABB
Triadic
#9A86CA
Triadic
#CA9A86
Split comp.
#BB86CA
Split comp.
#CA8695

Tints & Shades of #86CA99

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

#98D2A9
#A6D8B4
#B8E0C3
#C6E6CF
#D8EEDE
#E6F4EA

Shades

#67BC7F
#4BAA66
#3D8A53
#306E42
#224E2F
#142E1C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #86CA99.

How #86CA99 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#86CA99
Protanopia#C1C199
Protanomaly#ACC499
Deuteranopia#B7B79B
Deuteranomaly#A6BF9A
Tritanopia#8FC5C5
Tritanomaly#8BC7B5
Achromatopsia#BBBBBB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #86CA99 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-86ca99: #86CA99;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #86CA99;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-86ca99': '#86CA99' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.525, green: 0.792, blue: 0.600)
Android XML<color name="color_86ca99">#86CA99</color>
SVG fillfill="#86CA99"

More Green Colors

#86CA99 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#86CA99 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #86CA99?

#86CA99 is a light green — rgb(134, 202, 153) in RGB and hsl(137, 39%, 66%) 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 8.35.

What is the RGB value of #86CA99?

#86CA99 is rgb(134, 202, 153) — red 134, green 202, and blue 153 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #86CA99?

#86CA99 converts to approximately cmyk(34%, 0%, 24%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #86CA99 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #86CA99 scores 1.92:1 against white and 10.92:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #86CA99 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #86CA99 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 8.74, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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