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Recognised as Colour

#86C3B2

  • #86C3B2
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark seagreen

#86C3B2 is a cyan with RGB values 134, 195, 178 and HSL 163°, 34%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.

Colour values

#86C3B2#86C3B2
HEX#86C3B2
RGBrgb(134, 195, 178)
RGB (0–1)0.5255, 0.7647, 0.698
RGB percentages52.5%, 76.5%, 69.8%
HSLhsl(163.3, 33.7%, 64.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(163.3, 31.3%, 76.5%)
CMYK31.3%, 0%, 8.7%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,831,922
CSS custom property--colour: #86C3B2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47313WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.46:1
Contrast with white2.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B5B5B5
Inverted#793C4D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BFBCB1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#B4B4B3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.2 from the original
Tritanopia#75C4BEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.01:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark seagreen · ΔE 15.9Medium aquamarine · ΔE 16.3Cadetblue · ΔE 16.8Medium turquoise · ΔE 17.8Powder blue · ΔE 18.1Pale turquoise · ΔE 18.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 15.92, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C38697
Analogous#86C393, #86B5C3
Triadic#B286C3, #C3B286
Split complementary#C386B5, #C39486
Tetradic#9386C3, #C38697, #B5C386

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#ECF6F3
Lighter +20%#CAE5DD
Lighter +10%#A8D4C8
Darker −10%#64B29C
Darker −20%#4B9882
Darker −30%#3A7665
Darker −40%#295448
More saturated +25%#6FDABC
Less saturated −25%#9DACA8

Channel breakdown

R134
G195
B178
Red134 (52.5%)
Green195 (76.5%)
Blue178 (69.8%)
Hue163.28°
Saturation (HSL)33.7%
Lightness64.51%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 86 · G C3 · B B2

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