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#86CAAE Color

#86CAAE is rgb(134, 202, 174) in RGB, hsl(155, 39%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(34%, 0%, 14%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pearl Aqua (#88D8C0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.1. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#86CAAE
HEX#86CAAE
RGBrgb(134, 202, 174)
HSLhsl(155, 39%, 66%)
HSVhsv(155, 34%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(34%, 0%, 14%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(78.6% 0.08 166.6)
LABlab(76.20% -27.02 6.86)
LCHlch(76.20% 27.87 165.75)

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

Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 6.1Turquoise Green#A0D6B4ΔE 7.45Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 7.93Middle Blue Green#8DD9CCΔE 9.85Zeal#91E0B7ΔE 10.07Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 10.8

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

#86CAAE Channel Values

How #86CAAE 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 1748-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 155° · S 39% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 155° · S 34% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 34% · M 0% · Y 14% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.9:1 vs white · 11.07:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #86CAAE 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 text1.9:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #86CAAE

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

Base
#86CAAE
Complementary
#CA86A3
Analogous
#86CA8C
Analogous
#86C4CA
Triadic
#AE86CA
Triadic
#CAAE86
Split comp.
#CA86C4
Split comp.
#CA8C86

Tints & Shades of #86CAAE

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

#98D2BA
#A6D8C3
#B8E0CF
#C6E6D9
#D8EEE5
#E6F4EE

Shades

#67BC98
#4BAA82
#3D8A6A
#306E54
#224E3C
#142E23

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

How #86CAAE 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#86CAAE
Protanopia#C1C1AE
Protanomaly#ACC4AE
Deuteranopia#B7B7B0
Deuteranomaly#A6BFAF
Tritanopia#8BC7C7
Tritanomaly#89C8BD
Achromatopsia#BCBCBC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #86CAAE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-86caae: #86CAAE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #86CAAE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-86caae': '#86CAAE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.525, green: 0.792, blue: 0.682)
Android XML<color name="color_86caae">#86CAAE</color>
SVG fillfill="#86CAAE"

More Green Colors

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

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#86CAAE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #86CAAE?

#86CAAE is a light green — rgb(134, 202, 174) in RGB and hsl(155, 39%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pearl Aqua (#88D8C0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.1.

What is the RGB value of #86CAAE?

#86CAAE is rgb(134, 202, 174) — red 134, green 202, and blue 174 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #86CAAE?

#86CAAE converts to approximately cmyk(34%, 0%, 14%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #86CAAE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #86CAAE scores 1.9:1 against white and 11.07:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #86CAAE 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 mediumaquamarine (#66CDAA) at a CIE76 distance of 10.8, which is visibly different.

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