Colour
#86AEAC
- #86AEAC
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#86AEAC is a cyan with RGB values 134, 174, 172 and HSL 177°, 20%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#86AEAC#86AEAC
HEX#86AEAC
RGBrgb(134, 174, 172)
RGB (0–1)0.5255, 0.6824, 0.6745
RGB percentages52.5%, 68.2%, 67.5%
HSLhsl(177, 19.8%, 60.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(177, 23%, 68.2%)
CMYK23%, 0%, 1.1%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,826,540
CSS custom property--colour: #86AEAC;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.38319WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.66:1
Contrast with white2.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#795153
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.42:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.66:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AE8688
Analogous#86AE98, #869CAE
Triadic#AC86AE, #AEAC86
Split complementary#AE869C, #AE9886
Tetradic#9886AE, #AE8688, #9CAE86
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R134
G174
B172
Red134 (52.5%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue172 (67.5%)
Hue177°
Saturation (HSL)19.8%
Lightness60.39%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 86 · G AE · B AC
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