Colour

#86EAE3

#86EAE3
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Pale turquoise

#86EAE3 is a cyan with RGB values 134, 234, 227 and HSL 176°, 70%, 72%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#86EAE3#86EAE3

HEX#86EAE3

RGBrgb(134, 234, 227)

RGB (0–1)0.5255, 0.9176, 0.8902

RGB percentages52.5%, 91.8%, 89%

HSLhsl(175.8, 70.4%, 72.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(175.8, 42.7%, 91.8%)

CMYK42.7%, 0%, 3%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,841,955

CSS custom property--colour: #86EAE3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.6946WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness208.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.89:1

Contrast with white1.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black14.89:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D4D4D4

Inverted#79151C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E0E1E3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#CFD4E4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 32.5 from the original

Tritanopia#59EFE8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.41:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text14.89:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 11.8 Medium turquoise · ΔE 12 Turquoise · ΔE 14.3 Dark turquoise · ΔE 16.5 Powder blue · ΔE 17 Medium aquamarine · ΔE 19.4

Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 11.82, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#EA868D

Analogous#86EAB1, #86BFEA

Triadic#E386EA, #EAE386

Split complementary#EA86BF, #EAB186

Tetradic#B186EA, #EA868D, #BFEA86

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#DDF9F7

Lighter +10%#B1F2ED

Darker −10%#5BE2D9

Darker −20%#2FDBCF

Darker −30%#20B7AD

Darker −40%#188C84

More saturated +25%#74FCF2

Less saturated −25%#98D8D4

Channel breakdown

R134

G234

B227

Red134 (52.5%)

Green234 (91.8%)

Blue227 (89%)

Hue175.8°

Saturation (HSL)70.42%

Lightness72.16%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 86 · G EA · B E3

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