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Recognised as Colour

#86CAC0

  • #86CAC0
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale turquoise

#86CAC0 is a cyan with RGB values 134, 202, 192 and HSL 171°, 39%, 66%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#86CAC0#86CAC0
HEX#86CAC0
RGBrgb(134, 202, 192)
RGB (0–1)0.5255, 0.7922, 0.7529
RGB percentages52.5%, 79.2%, 75.3%
HSLhsl(171.2, 39.1%, 65.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(171.2, 33.7%, 79.2%)
CMYK33.7%, 0%, 5%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,833,728
CSS custom property--colour: #86CAC0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.51115WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness183.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.22:1
Contrast with white1.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BBBBBB
Inverted#79353F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C4C3C0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#B7BAC1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.1 from the original
Tritanopia#6FCDC7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.87:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 14.6Powder blue · ΔE 14.7Medium turquoise · ΔE 15.2Cadetblue · ΔE 17Light blue · ΔE 17.5Medium aquamarine · ΔE 17.9
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 14.63, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CA8690
Analogous#86CA9E, #86B2CA
Triadic#C086CA, #CAC086
Split complementary#CA86B2, #CA9E86
Tetradic#9E86CA, #CA8690, #B2CA86

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F0F9F7
Lighter +20%#CDE9E5
Lighter +10%#A9DAD2
Darker −10%#63BAAE
Darker −20%#47A395
Darker −30%#387F75
Darker −40%#285C54
More saturated +25%#70E0CF
Less saturated −25%#9CB4B1

Channel breakdown

R134
G202
B192
Red134 (52.5%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue192 (75.3%)
Hue171.18°
Saturation (HSL)39.08%
Lightness65.88%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 86 · G CA · B C0

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