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#86CAA0 Color

#86CAA0 is rgb(134, 202, 160) in RGB, hsl(143, 39%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(34%, 0%, 21%, 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 6.39. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#86CAA0
HEX#86CAA0
RGBrgb(134, 202, 160)
HSLhsl(143, 39%, 66%)
HSVhsv(143, 34%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(34%, 0%, 21%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(78.2% 0.092 156.4)
LABlab(75.93% -29.13 13.93)
LCHlch(75.93% 32.28 154.45)

What #86CAA0 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 #86CAA0, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 6.39Zeal#91E0B7ΔE 8.04Turquoise Green#A0D6B4ΔE 8.4Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 8.81Teal Deer#99E6B3ΔE 10.48Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 10.57

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

#86CAA0 Channel Values

How #86CAA0 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 1608-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 143° · S 39% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 143° · S 34% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 34% · M 0% · Y 21% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.91:1 vs white · 10.97:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #86CAA0 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 text1.91:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #86CAA0 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #86CAA0

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #86CAA0; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#86CAA0
Complementary
#CA86B0
Analogous
#8ECA86
Analogous
#86CAC2
Triadic
#A086CA
Triadic
#CAA086
Split comp.
#C286CA
Split comp.
#CA868E

Tints & Shades of #86CAA0

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

#98D2AE
#A6D8B9
#B8E0C7
#C6E6D2
#D8EEE0
#E6F4EC

Shades

#67BC87
#4BAA6F
#3D8A5A
#306E48
#224E33
#142E1E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #86CAA0.

How #86CAA0 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#86CAA0
Protanopia#C1C1A0
Protanomaly#ACC4A0
Deuteranopia#B7B7A2
Deuteranomaly#A6BFA1
Tritanopia#8EC5C5
Tritanomaly#8BC7B8
Achromatopsia#BBBBBB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #86CAA0 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-86caa0: #86CAA0;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #86CAA0;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-86caa0': '#86CAA0' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.525, green: 0.792, blue: 0.627)
Android XML<color name="color_86caa0">#86CAA0</color>
SVG fillfill="#86CAA0"

More Green Colors

#86CAA0 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#86CAA0 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #86CAA0?

#86CAA0 is a light green — rgb(134, 202, 160) in RGB and hsl(143, 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 6.39.

What is the RGB value of #86CAA0?

#86CAA0 is rgb(134, 202, 160) — red 134, green 202, and blue 160 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #86CAA0?

#86CAA0 converts to approximately cmyk(34%, 0%, 21%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #86CAA0 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #86CAA0 scores 1.91:1 against white and 10.97:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #86CAA0 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #86CAA0 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 8.81, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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