Recognised as Colour
#86A49D
- #86A49D
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#86A49D is a cyan with RGB values 134, 164, 157 and HSL 166°, 14%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#86A49D#86A49D
HEX#86A49D
RGBrgb(134, 164, 157)
RGB (0–1)0.5255, 0.6431, 0.6157
RGB percentages52.5%, 64.3%, 61.6%
HSLhsl(166, 14.2%, 58.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(166, 18.3%, 64.3%)
CMYK18.3%, 0%, 4.3%, 35.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,823,965
CSS custom property--colour: #86A49D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.34054WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.81:1
Contrast with white2.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#795B62
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.69:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.81:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A4868D
Analogous#86A48E, #869CA4
Triadic#9D86A4, #A49D86
Split complementary#A4869C, #A48E86
Tetradic#8E86A4, #A4868D, #9CA486
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R134
G164
B157
Red134 (52.5%)
Green164 (64.3%)
Blue157 (61.6%)
Hue166°
Saturation (HSL)14.15%
Lightness58.43%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 86 · G A4 · B 9D
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