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#86EEBA Color

#86EEBA is rgb(134, 238, 186) in RGB, hsl(150, 75%, 73%) in HSL, and about cmyk(44%, 0%, 22%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Seafoam (#93E9BE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.01. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#86EEBA
HEX#86EEBA
RGBrgb(134, 238, 186)
HSLhsl(150, 75%, 73%)
HSVhsv(150, 44%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(44%, 0%, 22%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(87.2% 0.123 160.6)
LABlab(86.79% -40.42 15.41)
LCHlch(86.79% 43.26 159.13)

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

Seafoam#93E9BEΔE 7.01Teal Deer#99E6B3ΔE 8.08Aquamarine#7FFFD4ΔE 9.19Zeal#91E0B7ΔE 9.77Spearmint#4FE7B0ΔE 11.76Eucalyptus#44D7A8ΔE 13.1

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

#86EEBA Channel Values

How #86EEBA 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 1868-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 150° · S 75% · L 73%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 150° · S 44% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 44% · M 0% · Y 22% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.4:1 vs white · 14.95:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #86EEBA 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 text1.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #86EEBA

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

Base
#86EEBA
Complementary
#EE87BA
Analogous
#87EE87
Analogous
#87EEEE
Triadic
#BA87EE
Triadic
#EEBA87
Split comp.
#EE87EE
Split comp.
#EE8787

Tints & Shades of #86EEBA

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

#98F0C4
#A6F2CC
#B8F5D6
#C5F7DE
#D7F9E8
#E4FBF0

Shades

#5AE7A1
#2DE187
#1BC06E
#169857
#0F6B3D
#093E24

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

How #86EEBA 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#86EEBA
Protanopia#E1E1BA
Protanomaly#C3E6BA
Deuteranopia#D3D3BD
Deuteranomaly#B9DEBC
Tritanopia#91E8E8
Tritanomaly#8DEBD7
Achromatopsia#DADADA

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Using #86EEBA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-86eeba: #86EEBA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #86EEBA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-86eeba': '#86EEBA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.525, green: 0.933, blue: 0.729)
Android XML<color name="color_86eeba">#86EEBA</color>
SVG fillfill="#86EEBA"

More Green Colors

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

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#86EEBA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #86EEBA?

#86EEBA is a light green — rgb(134, 238, 186) in RGB and hsl(150, 75%, 73%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Seafoam (#93E9BE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.01.

What is the RGB value of #86EEBA?

#86EEBA is rgb(134, 238, 186) — red 134, green 238, and blue 186 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #86EEBA?

#86EEBA converts to approximately cmyk(44%, 0%, 22%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #86EEBA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #86EEBA scores 1.4:1 against white and 14.95:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #86EEBA 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 aquamarine (#7FFFD4) at a CIE76 distance of 9.19, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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