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#86EE9E Color

#86EE9E is rgb(134, 238, 158) in RGB, hsl(134, 75%, 73%) in HSL, and about cmyk(44%, 0%, 34%, 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 7.48. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#86EE9E
HEX#86EE9E
RGBrgb(134, 238, 158)
HSLhsl(134, 75%, 73%)
HSVhsv(134, 44%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(44%, 0%, 34%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(86.6% 0.148 149.9)
LABlab(86.34% -44.26 29.02)
LCHlch(86.34% 52.93 146.75)

What #86EE9E 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 #86EE9E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Green#90EE90ΔE 7.48Pale Green#98FB98ΔE 10Mint#98FF98ΔE 11.99Very Light Malachite Green#64E986ΔE 12.7Pastel Green#77DD77ΔE 12.98Emerald#50C878ΔE 14.52

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

#86EE9E Channel Values

How #86EE9E 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 1588-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 134° · S 75% · L 73%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 134° · S 44% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 44% · M 0% · Y 34% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.42:1 vs white · 14.74:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #86EE9E 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 text1.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #86EE9E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #86EE9E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #86EE9E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#86EE9E
Complementary
#EE87D6
Analogous
#A2EE87
Analogous
#87EED2
Triadic
#9F87EE
Triadic
#EE9F87
Split comp.
#D287EE
Split comp.
#EE87A2

Tints & Shades of #86EE9E

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

#98F0AD
#A6F2B8
#B8F5C6
#C5F7D1
#D7F9DF
#E4FBEA

Shades

#5AE77B
#2DE157
#1BC042
#169834
#0F6B25
#093E15

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #86EE9E.

How #86EE9E 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#86EE9E
Protanopia#E1E19F
Protanomaly#C3E69E
Deuteranopia#D3D3A2
Deuteranomaly#B9DEA0
Tritanopia#96E6E6
Tritanomaly#90E9CD
Achromatopsia#D8D8D8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #86EE9E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-86ee9e: #86EE9E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #86EE9E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-86ee9e': '#86EE9E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.525, green: 0.933, blue: 0.620)
Android XML<color name="color_86ee9e">#86EE9E</color>
SVG fillfill="#86EE9E"

More Green Colors

#86EE9E sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#86EE9E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #86EE9E?

#86EE9E is a light green — rgb(134, 238, 158) in RGB and hsl(134, 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 7.48.

What is the RGB value of #86EE9E?

#86EE9E is rgb(134, 238, 158) — red 134, green 238, and blue 158 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #86EE9E?

#86EE9E converts to approximately cmyk(44%, 0%, 34%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #86EE9E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #86EE9E scores 1.42:1 against white and 14.74:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #86EE9E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #86EE9E 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 7.48, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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