#86c5cc

Color #86c5cc

A moderately saturated light cyan.

Closest named color Light Blue #add8e6 · ΔE 11.12 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-400 #00d3f2 · ΔE 9.8

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Conversions

HEX

#86c5cc

RGB

rgb(134, 197, 204)

HSL

hsl(186, 40.7%, 66.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(186, 34.3%, 80%)

CMYK

cmyk(34.3%, 3.4%, 0%, 20%)

LAB

lab(75.67, -18.3, -9.91)

LCH

lch(75.67, 20.81, 208.44)

OKLCH

oklch(78.3%, 0.0649, 204.67)

HWB

hwb(186, 52.5%, 20%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cc8d86

Analogous

#86ccb0

#86c5cc

#86a2cc

Triadic

#86c5cc

#cc86c5

#c5cc86

Split-complementary

#86c5cc

#cc86a2

#ccb086

Tetradic

#86c5cc

#8d86cc

#cc8d86

#c5cc86

Square

#86c5cc

#b086cc

#cc8d86

#a2cc86

Shades

Color #86c5cc mixed toward black.

#5eb2bb

#43959f

#327077

#214b4f

#112528

Tints

Color #86c5cc mixed toward white.

#9acfd5

#aed8dd

#c3e2e6

#d7ecee

#ebf5f7

Tones

Color #86c5cc mixed toward gray.

#8cc0c6

#92bcc0

#98b7bb

#9db2b5

#a3aeaf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.93:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.87:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.87:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a5a6ca · ΔE 23.8

Deuteranopia

#a19cca · ΔE 26

Tritanopia

#8ac9c9 · ΔE 3

Achromatopsia

#bababa · ΔE 17.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #86c5cc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#86c5cc]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#86c5cc (#86c5cc) is rgb(134, 197, 204) in RGB.

No, #86c5cc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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