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Recognised as Colour

#86D1CB

  • #86D1CB
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale turquoise

#86D1CB is a cyan with RGB values 134, 209, 203 and HSL 175°, 45%, 67%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#86D1CB#86D1CB
HEX#86D1CB
RGBrgb(134, 209, 203)
RGB (0–1)0.5255, 0.8196, 0.7961
RGB percentages52.5%, 82%, 79.6%
HSLhsl(175.2, 44.9%, 67.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(175.2, 35.9%, 82%)
CMYK35.9%, 0%, 2.9%, 18%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,835,531
CSS custom property--colour: #86D1CB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.54981WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness189 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12:1
Contrast with white1.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C1C1C1
Inverted#792E34

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C9CACBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#BCBFCCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.2 from the original
Tritanopia#6AD5CFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.75:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 12.2Powder blue · ΔE 13.2Medium turquoise · ΔE 13.6Light blue · ΔE 16.1Dark turquoise · ΔE 18.4Light seagreen · ΔE 18.6
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 12.24, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D1868C
Analogous#86D1A6, #86B1D1
Triadic#CB86D1, #D1CB86
Split complementary#D186B1, #D1A686
Tetradic#A686D1, #D1868C, #B2D186

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F5FBFB
Lighter +20%#D0EDEB
Lighter +10%#ABDFDB
Darker −10%#61C3BB
Darker −20%#42AFA6
Darker −30%#348A83
Darker −40%#266560
More saturated +25%#71E6DD
Less saturated −25%#9BBCB9

Channel breakdown

R134
G209
B203
Red134 (52.5%)
Green209 (82%)
Blue203 (79.6%)
Hue175.2°
Saturation (HSL)44.91%
Lightness67.25%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 86 · G D1 · B CB

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