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#86EEE7 Color

#86EEE7 is rgb(134, 238, 231) in RGB, hsl(176, 75%, 73%) in HSL, and about cmyk(44%, 0%, 3%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Electric Blue (#7DF9FF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.55. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#86EEE7
HEX#86EEE7
RGBrgb(134, 238, 231)
HSLhsl(176, 75%, 73%)
HSVhsv(176, 44%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(44%, 0%, 3%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(88.4% 0.098 189.9)
LABlab(87.70% -32.93 -6.58)
LCHlch(87.70% 33.58 191.30)

What #86EEE7 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 #86EEE7, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Electric Blue#7DF9FFΔE 8.55Waterspout#A4F4F9ΔE 10Pale Robin Egg Blue#96DED1ΔE 10.14Middle Blue Green#8DD9CCΔE 10.19Celeste#B2FFFFΔE 11.31Aquamarine (Crayola)#95E0E8ΔE 11.92

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

#86EEE7 Channel Values

How #86EEE7 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 2318-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 176° · S 75% · L 73%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 176° · S 44% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 44% · M 0% · Y 3% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.36:1 vs white · 15.4:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #86EEE7 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 text1.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #86EEE7 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #86EEE7

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #86EEE7; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#86EEE7
Complementary
#EE878D
Analogous
#87EEB3
Analogous
#87C1EE
Triadic
#E787EE
Triadic
#EEE787
Split comp.
#EE87C1
Split comp.
#EEB387

Tints & Shades of #86EEE7

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

#98F0EA
#A6F2ED
#B8F5F1
#C5F7F3
#D7F9F7
#E4FBFA

Shades

#5AE7DE
#2DE1D5
#1BC0B5
#16988F
#0F6B65
#093E3B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #86EEE7.

How #86EEE7 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#86EEE7
Protanopia#E1E1E7
Protanomaly#C3E6E7
Deuteranopia#D3D3E9
Deuteranomaly#B9DEE8
Tritanopia#88EDED
Tritanomaly#87EDEB
Achromatopsia#DDDDDD

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Using #86EEE7 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-86eee7: #86EEE7;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #86EEE7;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-86eee7': '#86EEE7' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.525, green: 0.933, blue: 0.906)
Android XML<color name="color_86eee7">#86EEE7</color>
SVG fillfill="#86EEE7"

More Teal Colors

#86EEE7 sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#86EEE7 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #86EEE7?

#86EEE7 is a light teal — rgb(134, 238, 231) in RGB and hsl(176, 75%, 73%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Electric Blue (#7DF9FF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.55.

What is the RGB value of #86EEE7?

#86EEE7 is rgb(134, 238, 231) — red 134, green 238, and blue 231 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #86EEE7?

#86EEE7 converts to approximately cmyk(44%, 0%, 3%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #86EEE7 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #86EEE7 scores 1.36:1 against white and 15.4:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #86EEE7 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #86EEE7 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 paleturquoise (#AFEEEE) at a CIE76 distance of 12.61, which is visibly different.

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