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#86D883 Color

#86D883 is rgb(134, 216, 131) in RGB, hsl(118, 52%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(38%, 0%, 39%, 15%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Green (#90EE90), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.66. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#86D883
HEX#86D883
RGBrgb(134, 216, 131)
HSLhsl(118, 52%, 68%)
HSVhsv(118, 39%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(38%, 0%, 39%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(80.9% 0.142 143.4)
LABlab(79.56% -38.72 33.72)
LCHlch(79.56% 51.35 138.95)

What #86D883 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 #86D883, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Green#90EE90ΔE 8.66Mantis#74C365ΔE 9.15Pastel Green#77DD77ΔE 10.12Pistachio#93C572ΔE 11.98Emerald#50C878ΔE 12.73Granny Smith Apple#A8E4A0ΔE 12.86

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

#86D883 Channel Values

How #86D883 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 216 · B 1318-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 118° · S 52% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 118° · S 39% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 38% · M 0% · Y 39% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.73:1 vs white · 12.16:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #86D883 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 text1.73:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.16:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #86D883 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #86D883

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #86D883; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#86D883
Complementary
#D583D8
Analogous
#B0D883
Analogous
#83D8AB
Triadic
#8386D8
Triadic
#D88386
Split comp.
#AB83D8
Split comp.
#D883B0

Tints & Shades of #86D883

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

#95DD92
#A8E3A6
#B7E8B5
#C6EDC5
#D5F2D4
#E8F8E8

Shades

#64CD60
#42C23D
#369F32
#297826
#1D551B
#113210

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #86D883.

How #86D883 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#86D883
Protanopia#CDCD84
Protanomaly#B5D183
Deuteranopia#C2C286
Deuteranomaly#ADCB85
Tritanopia#94D0D0
Tritanomaly#8FD3B6
Achromatopsia#C5C5C5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #86D883 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-86d883: #86D883;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #86D883;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-86d883': '#86D883' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.525, green: 0.847, blue: 0.514)
Android XML<color name="color_86d883">#86D883</color>
SVG fillfill="#86D883"

More Green Colors

#86D883 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#86D883 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #86D883?

#86D883 is a light green — rgb(134, 216, 131) in RGB and hsl(118, 52%, 68%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Green (#90EE90), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.66.

What is the RGB value of #86D883?

#86D883 is rgb(134, 216, 131) — red 134, green 216, and blue 131 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #86D883?

#86D883 converts to approximately cmyk(38%, 0%, 39%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #86D883 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #86D883 scores 1.73:1 against white and 12.16:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #86D883 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #86D883 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 lightgreen (#90EE90) at a CIE76 distance of 8.66, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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