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#86CBA9 Color

#86CBA9 is rgb(134, 203, 169) in RGB, hsl(150, 40%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(34%, 0%, 17%, 20%) 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 6.64. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#86CBA9
HEX#86CBA9
RGBrgb(134, 203, 169)
HSLhsl(150, 40%, 66%)
HSVhsv(150, 34%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(34%, 0%, 17%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(78.7% 0.085 162.2)
LABlab(76.39% -28.23 9.79)
LCHlch(76.39% 29.88 160.87)

What #86CBA9 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 #86CBA9, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 6.64Turquoise Green#A0D6B4ΔE 6.99Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 7.58Zeal#91E0B7ΔE 8.13Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 9.75Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 10.9

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

#86CBA9 Channel Values

How #86CBA9 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 203 · B 1698-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 150° · S 40% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 150° · S 34% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 34% · M 0% · Y 17% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.89:1 vs white · 11.13:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #86CBA9 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 text11.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #86CBA9 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #86CBA9

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #86CBA9; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#86CBA9
Complementary
#CB86A8
Analogous
#86CB86
Analogous
#86CBCB
Triadic
#A886CB
Triadic
#CBA886
Split comp.
#CB86CB
Split comp.
#CB8686

Tints & Shades of #86CBA9

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

#97D3B5
#A6D9BF
#B8E0CC
#C6E7D6
#D8EEE3
#E6F4ED

Shades

#65BD91
#49AB7A
#3C8B63
#2F6F4F
#224F38
#142E21

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #86CBA9.

How #86CBA9 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#86CBA9
Protanopia#C1C1A9
Protanomaly#ADC5A9
Deuteranopia#B8B8AB
Deuteranomaly#A6C0AA
Tritanopia#8CC7C7
Tritanomaly#8AC9BC
Achromatopsia#BDBDBD

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #86CBA9 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-86cba9: #86CBA9;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #86CBA9;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-86cba9': '#86CBA9' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.525, green: 0.796, blue: 0.663)
Android XML<color name="color_86cba9">#86CBA9</color>
SVG fillfill="#86CBA9"

More Green Colors

#86CBA9 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#86CBA9 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #86CBA9?

#86CBA9 is a light green — rgb(134, 203, 169) in RGB and hsl(150, 40%, 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 6.64.

What is the RGB value of #86CBA9?

#86CBA9 is rgb(134, 203, 169) — red 134, green 203, and blue 169 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #86CBA9?

#86CBA9 converts to approximately cmyk(34%, 0%, 17%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #86CBA9 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #86CBA9 scores 1.89:1 against white and 11.13:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #86CBA9 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #86CBA9 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 9.75, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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