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#86EE86 Color

#86EE86 is rgb(134, 238, 134) in RGB, hsl(120, 75%, 73%) in HSL, and about cmyk(44%, 0%, 44%, 7%) 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 5.7. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#86EE86
HEX#86EE86
RGBrgb(134, 238, 134)
HSLhsl(120, 75%, 73%)
HSVhsv(120, 44%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(44%, 0%, 44%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(86.2% 0.171 143.9)
LABlab(86.03% -47.02 40.41)
LCHlch(86.03% 62.00 139.32)

What #86EE86 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 #86EE86, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Green#90EE90ΔE 5.7Pale Green#98FB98ΔE 5.8Pastel Green#77DD77ΔE 5.85Mint#98FF98ΔE 6.04Very Light Malachite Green#64E986ΔE 8.35Android Green#3DDC84ΔE 15.8

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

#86EE86 Channel Values

How #86EE86 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 238 · B 1348-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 120° · S 75% · L 73%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 120° · S 44% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 44% · M 0% · Y 44% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.44:1 vs white · 14.59:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #86EE86 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 text1.44:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.59:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #86EE86 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #86EE86

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #86EE86; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#86EE86
Complementary
#EE87EE
Analogous
#BAEE87
Analogous
#87EEBA
Triadic
#8787EE
Triadic
#EE8787
Split comp.
#BA87EE
Split comp.
#EE87BA

Tints & Shades of #86EE86

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

#98F098
#A6F2A6
#B8F5B8
#C5F7C5
#D7F9D7
#E4FBE4

Shades

#5AE75A
#2DE12D
#1BC01B
#169816
#0F6B0F
#093E09

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #86EE86.

How #86EE86 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#86EE86
Protanopia#E1E187
Protanomaly#C3E686
Deuteranopia#D3D38A
Deuteranomaly#B9DE89
Tritanopia#99E4E4
Tritanomaly#92E8C6
Achromatopsia#D7D7D7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #86EE86 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-86ee86: #86EE86;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #86EE86;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-86ee86': '#86EE86' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.525, green: 0.933, blue: 0.525)
Android XML<color name="color_86ee86">#86EE86</color>
SVG fillfill="#86EE86"

More Green Colors

#86EE86 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#86EE86 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #86EE86?

#86EE86 is a light green — rgb(134, 238, 134) in RGB and hsl(120, 75%, 73%) 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 5.7.

What is the RGB value of #86EE86?

#86EE86 is rgb(134, 238, 134) — red 134, green 238, and blue 134 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #86EE86?

#86EE86 converts to approximately cmyk(44%, 0%, 44%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #86EE86 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #86EE86 scores 1.44:1 against white and 14.59:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #86EE86 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #86EE86 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 5.7, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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Keep exploring: every green in the color library, the guide to shades of green, or the full color library.