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#86CAB0 Color

#86CAB0 is rgb(134, 202, 176) in RGB, hsl(157, 39%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(34%, 0%, 13%, 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 5.77. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#86CAB0
HEX#86CAB0
RGBrgb(134, 202, 176)
HSLhsl(157, 39%, 66%)
HSVhsv(157, 34%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(34%, 0%, 13%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(78.6% 0.079 168.3)
LABlab(76.24% -26.70 5.85)
LCHlch(76.24% 27.33 167.63)

What #86CAB0 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 #86CAB0, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 5.77Turquoise Green#A0D6B4ΔE 7.88Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 8.64Middle Blue Green#8DD9CCΔE 8.98Pale Robin Egg Blue#96DED1ΔE 10.12Zeal#91E0B7ΔE 10.75

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

#86CAB0 Channel Values

How #86CAB0 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 1768-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 157° · S 39% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 157° · S 34% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 34% · M 0% · Y 13% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.89:1 vs white · 11.09:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #86CAB0 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 text1.89:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #86CAB0 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #86CAB0

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #86CAB0; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#86CAB0
Complementary
#CA86A0
Analogous
#86CA8E
Analogous
#86C2CA
Triadic
#B086CA
Triadic
#CAB086
Split comp.
#CA86C2
Split comp.
#CA8E86

Tints & Shades of #86CAB0

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

#98D2BC
#A6D8C5
#B8E0D1
#C6E6DA
#D8EEE6
#E6F4EF

Shades

#67BC9B
#4BAA86
#3D8A6C
#306E56
#224E3D
#142E24

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #86CAB0.

How #86CAB0 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#86CAB0
Protanopia#C1C1B0
Protanomaly#ACC4B0
Deuteranopia#B7B7B2
Deuteranomaly#A6BFB1
Tritanopia#8BC7C7
Tritanomaly#89C8BE
Achromatopsia#BCBCBC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #86CAB0 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-86cab0: #86CAB0;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #86CAB0;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-86cab0': '#86CAB0' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.525, green: 0.792, blue: 0.690)
Android XML<color name="color_86cab0">#86CAB0</color>
SVG fillfill="#86CAB0"

More Green Colors

#86CAB0 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#86CAB0 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #86CAB0?

#86CAB0 is a light green — rgb(134, 202, 176) in RGB and hsl(157, 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 5.77.

What is the RGB value of #86CAB0?

#86CAB0 is rgb(134, 202, 176) — red 134, green 202, and blue 176 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #86CAB0?

#86CAB0 converts to approximately cmyk(34%, 0%, 13%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #86CAB0 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #86CAB0 scores 1.89:1 against white and 11.09:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #86CAB0 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #86CAB0 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 11.25, which is visibly different.

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