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Recognised as Colour

#86D3CC

  • #86D3CC
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale turquoise

#86D3CC is a cyan with RGB values 134, 211, 204 and HSL 175°, 47%, 68%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#86D3CC#86D3CC
HEX#86D3CC
RGBrgb(134, 211, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.5255, 0.8275, 0.8
RGB percentages52.5%, 82.7%, 80%
HSLhsl(174.5, 46.7%, 67.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(174.5, 36.5%, 82.7%)
CMYK36.5%, 0%, 3.3%, 17.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,836,044
CSS custom property--colour: #86D3CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56016WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness190.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.2:1
Contrast with white1.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C2C2C2
Inverted#792C33

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CBCBCCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 25.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#BDC1CDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.4 from the original
Tritanopia#69D7D1no 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 text1.72:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 12.1Medium turquoise · ΔE 13.1Powder blue · ΔE 13.6Light blue · ΔE 16.7Dark turquoise · ΔE 18Medium aquamarine · ΔE 18.4
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 12.11, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D3868D
Analogous#86D3A6, #86B4D3
Triadic#CC86D3, #D3CC86
Split complementary#D386B4, #D3A686
Tetradic#A586D3, #D3868D, #B3D386

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F6FCFB
Lighter +20%#D1EEEC
Lighter +10%#ABE1DC
Darker −10%#61C5BC
Darker −20%#41B2A8
Darker −30%#338D85
Darker −40%#266761
More saturated +25%#71E8DD
Less saturated −25%#9BBEBB

Channel breakdown

R134
G211
B204
Red134 (52.5%)
Green211 (82.7%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue174.55°
Saturation (HSL)46.67%
Lightness67.65%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 86 · G D3 · B CC

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