#86cdab

Color #86cdab

A moderately saturated light green.

Closest named color Medium Aquamarine #66cdaa · ΔE 8.96 Nearest Tailwind class emerald-300 #5ee9b5 · ΔE 8.6

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Conversions

HEX

#86cdab

RGB

rgb(134, 205, 171)

HSL

hsl(151.3, 41.5%, 66.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(151.3, 34.6%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(34.6%, 0%, 16.6%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(77.08, -29.64, 9.94)

LCH

lch(77.08, 31.26, 161.46)

OKLCH

oklch(79.2%, 0.0868, 162.84)

HWB

hwb(151.3, 52.5%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cd86a8

Analogous

#86cd88

#86cdab

#86cbcd

Triadic

#86cdab

#ab86cd

#cdab86

Split-complementary

#86cdab

#cd86cb

#cd8886

Tetradic

#86cdab

#86a8cd

#cd86a8

#cdab86

Square

#86cdab

#8886cd

#cd86a8

#cbcd86

Shades

Color #86cdab mixed toward black.

#5ebc8f

#42a073

#327856

#21503a

#11281d

Tints

Color #86cdab mixed toward white.

#9ad5b9

#aedec7

#c3e6d5

#d7eee3

#ebf7f1

Tones

Color #86cdab mixed toward gray.

#8cc7ab

#92c1ab

#98bbaa

#9eb5aa

#a4afaa

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.85:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.33:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.33:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aaaab4 · ΔE 25.8

Deuteranopia

#a5a0b6 · ΔE 30.3

Tritanopia

#8bbbbc · ΔE 13.5

Achromatopsia

#bebebe · ΔE 21.8

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #86cdab;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#86cdab]

Related colors

Mint Cream #f5fffa

Spring Green #00ff7f

Medium Sea Green #3cb371

Sea Green #2e8b57

Medium Spring Green #00fa9a

Medium Aquamarine #66cdaa

Frequently asked questions

#86cdab (#86cdab) is rgb(134, 205, 171) in RGB.

No, #86cdab is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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