Information about #86ADB5 color

#86ADB5 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#86ADB5 falls into the Cyan Color FamilyLow Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(134, 173, 181) — 52.5% red, 67.8% green, 71% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 18 / 3 / 0 / 29. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#86ADB5 is a gently muted cyan that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Cold Front Green (#85B3B2). Slightly further away sit Pewter Blue (#8BA8B7) and Bluegrey (#85A3B2).

In RGB terms — rgb(134, 173, 181) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #86ADB5: 8.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.4:1 for white. No one has named #86ADB5 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#86ADB5 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#86ADB5 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #86ADB5

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Pewter Blue color link
Pewter Blue

#8BA8B7

Bluegrey color link
Bluegrey

#85A3B2

Botticelli color link
Botticelli

#92ACB4

Moby color link
Moby

#8EB2BE

Nepal color link
Nepal

#93AAB9

Ziggurat color link
Ziggurat

#81A6AA

Bluey Grey color link
Bluey Grey

#89A0B0

Kumutoto color link
Kumutoto

#78AFB2

Neptune color link
Neptune

#7CB7BB

Cadet Grey color link
Cadet Grey

#91A3B0

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#86ADB5
  • RGB134, 173, 181
  • CMYK18, 3, 0, 29
  • CSSrgb(134, 173, 181)
  • HSL190°, 24%, 62%
  • HSL Precise190.213°, 24.103%, 61.765%
  • HSV190°, 26%, 71%
  • HSB190°, 26%, 71%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.525
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.678
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.710
  • GLSLvec3(0.525, 0.678, 0.710)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.525, 0.678, 0.710, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.525, 0.678, 0.710)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB52.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB67.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB71%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID86ADB5
  • DECIMAL ID8826293
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01