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#86CA9D Color

#86CA9D is rgb(134, 202, 157) in RGB, hsl(140, 39%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(34%, 0%, 22%, 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 7.07. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#86CA9D
HEX#86CA9D
RGBrgb(134, 202, 157)
HSLhsl(140, 39%, 66%)
HSVhsv(140, 34%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(34%, 0%, 22%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(78.1% 0.094 154.7)
LABlab(75.88% -29.56 15.44)
LCHlch(75.88% 33.34 152.42)

What #86CA9D 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 #86CA9D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 7.07Zeal#91E0B7ΔE 8.42Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 8.6Turquoise Green#A0D6B4ΔE 9.36Teal Deer#99E6B3ΔE 10.03Celadon#ACE1AFΔE 10.67

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

#86CA9D Channel Values

How #86CA9D 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 1578-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 140° · S 39% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 140° · S 34% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 34% · M 0% · Y 22% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.92:1 vs white · 10.95:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #86CA9D 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 text10.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #86CA9D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #86CA9D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #86CA9D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#86CA9D
Complementary
#CA86B4
Analogous
#92CA86
Analogous
#86CABF
Triadic
#9D86CA
Triadic
#CA9D86
Split comp.
#BF86CA
Split comp.
#CA8692

Tints & Shades of #86CA9D

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

#98D2AB
#A6D8B7
#B8E0C5
#C6E6D1
#D8EEDF
#E6F4EB

Shades

#67BC83
#4BAA6A
#3D8A57
#306E45
#224E31
#142E1D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #86CA9D.

How #86CA9D 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#86CA9D
Protanopia#C1C19D
Protanomaly#ACC49D
Deuteranopia#B7B79F
Deuteranomaly#A6BF9E
Tritanopia#8EC5C5
Tritanomaly#8BC7B6
Achromatopsia#BBBBBB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #86CA9D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-86ca9d: #86CA9D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #86CA9D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-86ca9d': '#86CA9D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.525, green: 0.792, blue: 0.616)
Android XML<color name="color_86ca9d">#86CA9D</color>
SVG fillfill="#86CA9D"

More Green Colors

#86CA9D sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#86CA9D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #86CA9D?

#86CA9D is a light green — rgb(134, 202, 157) in RGB and hsl(140, 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 7.07.

What is the RGB value of #86CA9D?

#86CA9D is rgb(134, 202, 157) — red 134, green 202, and blue 157 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #86CA9D?

#86CA9D converts to approximately cmyk(34%, 0%, 22%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #86CA9D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #86CA9D scores 1.92:1 against white and 10.95:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #86CA9D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #86CA9D 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 8.6, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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