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#86CABB Color

#86CABB is rgb(134, 202, 187) in RGB, hsl(167, 39%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(34%, 0%, 7%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Middle Blue Green (#8DD9CC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.6. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#86CABB
HEX#86CABB
RGBrgb(134, 202, 187)
HSLhsl(167, 39%, 66%)
HSVhsv(167, 34%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(34%, 0%, 7%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(78.9% 0.072 178.9)
LABlab(76.47% -24.90 0.31)
LCHlch(76.47% 24.90 179.28)

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

Middle Blue Green#8DD9CCΔE 5.6Pale Robin Egg Blue#96DED1ΔE 7.16Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 7.24Green Sheen#6EAEA1ΔE 10.05Turquoise Green#A0D6B4ΔE 11.74Cambridge Blue#A3C1ADΔE 13.06

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

#86CABB Channel Values

How #86CABB 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 1878-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 167° · S 39% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 167° · S 34% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 34% · M 0% · Y 7% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.88:1 vs white · 11.18:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #86CABB 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 text1.88:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #86CABB

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

Base
#86CABB
Complementary
#CA8695
Analogous
#86CA9A
Analogous
#86B7CA
Triadic
#BB86CA
Triadic
#CABB86
Split comp.
#CA86B7
Split comp.
#CA9A86

Tints & Shades of #86CABB

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

#98D2C5
#A6D8CD
#B8E0D7
#C6E6DF
#D8EEE9
#E6F4F1

Shades

#67BCAA
#4BAA95
#3D8A79
#306E61
#224E44
#142E28

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

How #86CABB 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#86CABB
Protanopia#C1C1BB
Protanomaly#ACC4BB
Deuteranopia#B7B7BD
Deuteranomaly#A6BFBC
Tritanopia#89C8C8
Tritanomaly#88C9C3
Achromatopsia#BDBDBD

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #86CABB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-86cabb: #86CABB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #86CABB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-86cabb': '#86CABB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.525, green: 0.792, blue: 0.733)
Android XML<color name="color_86cabb">#86CABB</color>
SVG fillfill="#86CABB"

More Green Colors

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

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#86CABB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #86CABB?

#86CABB is a light green — rgb(134, 202, 187) in RGB and hsl(167, 39%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Middle Blue Green (#8DD9CC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.6.

What is the RGB value of #86CABB?

#86CABB is rgb(134, 202, 187) — red 134, green 202, and blue 187 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #86CABB?

#86CABB converts to approximately cmyk(34%, 0%, 7%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #86CABB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #86CABB scores 1.88:1 against white and 11.18:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #86CABB 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 14.92, which is visibly different.

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