Information about #86C6AD color

#86C6AD color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#86C6AD falls into the Spring Green Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(134, 198, 173) — 52.5% red, 77.6% green, 67.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 25 / 0 / 10 / 22. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #86C6AD reads as a moderately toned fresh green-cyan and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Expect to see shades like this in airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Pale Teal (#82CBB2). Slightly further away sit Monte Carlo (#7AC5B4) and Serenity (#8DBFA3).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(134, 198, 173)), which gives #86C6AD its character. On this background, black text reaches a 10.7:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.0:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #86C6AD is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#86C6AD color variations

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#86C6AD 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 #86C6AD

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

Pale Teal color link
Pale Teal

#82CBB2

Monte Carlo color link
Monte Carlo

#7AC5B4

Serenity color link
Serenity

#8DBFA3

Eton Blue color link
Eton Blue

#96C8A2

Seafoam Blue color link
Seafoam Blue

#78D1B6

Shadow Green color link
Shadow Green

#9AC0B6

Neptune color link
Neptune

#7CB7BB

Bermuda color link
Bermuda

#86D2C1

Unwind color link
Unwind

#98B7AF

Summer Green color link
Summer Green

#8FB69C

Sea Nymph color link
Sea Nymph

#8AAEA4

#86C6AD color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#86C6AD
  • RGB134, 198, 173
  • CMYK25, 0, 10, 22
  • CSSrgb(134, 198, 173)
  • HSL157°, 36%, 65%
  • HSL Precise156.563°, 35.955%, 65.098%
  • HSV157°, 32%, 78%
  • HSB157°, 32%, 78%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.525
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.776
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.678
  • GLSLvec3(0.525, 0.776, 0.678)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.525, 0.776, 0.678, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.525, 0.776, 0.678)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB52.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB77.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB67.8%
  • Color Family (Hue)Spring Green
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID86C6AD
  • DECIMAL ID8832685
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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