Colour

#86C9AE

#86C9AE
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Medium aquamarine

#86C9AE is a cyan with RGB values 134, 201, 174 and HSL 156°, 38%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 11:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium aquamarine.

Colour values

#86C9AE#86C9AE

HEX#86C9AE

RGBrgb(134, 201, 174)

RGB (0–1)0.5255, 0.7882, 0.6824

RGB percentages52.5%, 78.8%, 68.2%

HSLhsl(155.8, 38.3%, 65.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(155.8, 33.3%, 78.8%)

CMYK33.3%, 0%, 13.4%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,833,454

CSS custom property--colour: #86C9AE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49898WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness180.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.98:1

Contrast with white1.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black10.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#B9B9B9

Inverted#793651

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C6C0ADno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#BAB8B0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.5 from the original

Tritanopia#75CAC1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.91:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text10.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium aquamarine · ΔE 11.4 Dark seagreen · ΔE 12.4 Medium turquoise · ΔE 18.3 Light seagreen · ΔE 19.6 Pale turquoise · ΔE 20.7 Turquoise · ΔE 20.8

Nearest named CSS colourMedium aquamarine (#66CDAA)ΔE 11.36, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#C986A1

Analogous#86C98D, #86C2C9

Triadic#AE86C9, #C9AE86

Split complementary#C986C2, #C98D86

Tetradic#8D86C9, #C986A1, #C3C986

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F0F8F5

Lighter +20%#CDE8DD

Lighter +10%#A9D9C6

Darker −10%#63B996

Darker −20%#48A17D

Darker −30%#387E62

Darker −40%#285B46

More saturated +25%#70DFB2

Less saturated −25%#9CB3AA

Channel breakdown

R134

G201

B174

Red134 (52.5%)

Green201 (78.8%)

Blue174 (68.2%)

Hue155.82°

Saturation (HSL)38.29%

Lightness65.69%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 86 · G C9 · B AE

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