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Recognised as Colour

#86C0BE

  • #86C0BE
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#86C0BE is a cyan with RGB values 134, 192, 190 and HSL 178°, 32%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#86C0BE#86C0BE
HEX#86C0BE
RGBrgb(134, 192, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.5255, 0.7529, 0.7451
RGB percentages52.5%, 75.3%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(177.9, 31.5%, 63.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(177.9, 30.2%, 75.3%)
CMYK30.2%, 0%, 1%, 24.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,831,166
CSS custom property--colour: #86C0BE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.46485WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.3:1
Contrast with white2.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4
Inverted#793F41

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B9BABEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#AEB2BFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.4 from the original
Tritanopia#72C3BFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.04:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 12.9Powder blue · ΔE 13.6Light blue · ΔE 14.4Pale turquoise · ΔE 16.3Sky blue · ΔE 17.6Medium turquoise · ΔE 18.8
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 12.95, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C08688
Analogous#86C0A1, #86A5C0
Triadic#BE86C0, #C0BE86
Split complementary#C086A5, #C0A186
Tetradic#A186C0, #C08688, #A5C086

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EBF4F4
Lighter +20%#C9E3E2
Lighter +10%#A8D1D0
Darker −10%#64AFAC
Darker −20%#4D9391
Darker −30%#3B7270
Darker −40%#2A504F
More saturated +25%#6FD7D3
Less saturated −25%#9DA9A9

Channel breakdown

R134
G192
B190
Red134 (52.5%)
Green192 (75.3%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue177.93°
Saturation (HSL)31.52%
Lightness63.92%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 86 · G C0 · B BE

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