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Recognised as Colour

#86CDBB

  • #86CDBB
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Medium aquamarine

#86CDBB is a cyan with RGB values 134, 205, 187 and HSL 165°, 42%, 66%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium aquamarine.

Colour values

#86CDBB#86CDBB
HEX#86CDBB
RGBrgb(134, 205, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.5255, 0.8039, 0.7333
RGB percentages52.5%, 80.4%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(164.8, 41.5%, 66.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(164.8, 34.6%, 80.4%)
CMYK34.6%, 0%, 8.8%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,834,491
CSS custom property--colour: #86CDBB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52319WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness184.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.46:1
Contrast with white1.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD
Inverted#793244

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C8C5BAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#BBBCBCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26 from the original
Tritanopia#71CFC7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.83:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium aquamarine · ΔE 13.8Medium turquoise · ΔE 15.1Pale turquoise · ΔE 16.5Dark seagreen · ΔE 17.2Powder blue · ΔE 17.9Light seagreen · ΔE 18.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium aquamarine (#66CDAA)ΔE 13.8, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CD8698
Analogous#86CD97, #86BCCD
Triadic#BB86CD, #CDBB86
Split complementary#CD86BC, #CD9786
Tetradic#9886CD, #CD8698, #BCCD86

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F2FAF8
Lighter +20%#CEEBE4
Lighter +10%#AADCCF
Darker −10%#62BEA7
Darker −20%#45A88F
Darker −30%#368470
Darker −40%#276051
More saturated +25%#71E2C6
Less saturated −25%#9BB8B0

Channel breakdown

R134
G205
B187
Red134 (52.5%)
Green205 (80.4%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue164.79°
Saturation (HSL)41.52%
Lightness66.47%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 86 · G CD · B BB

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