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#86bc68 color: Cold Spring

#86bc68 is rgb(134, 188, 104) in RGB and oklch(73.768% 0.12741 135.234) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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99°
100%

73.8%
0.127
135°
  • Lime
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Pistachio
  • emerald-500
  • Black 26%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.23:1Hard to read
Lc -49
Black text
9.41:1Readable · AA
Lc 60

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About #86bc68

#86bc68 is a soft light lime color. In OKLCH it has 73.8% lightness, 0.127 chroma and a hue of 135°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.23:1 contrast and black text 9.41:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Cold Spring (#88bb66). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is emerald-500.

More light lime colors

Lighter: #86bc68 mixed with white

  1. 86bc68
  2. 92c378
  3. 9eca87
  4. aad096
  5. b6d7a5
  6. c2deb4
  7. cee5c3
  8. daebd2
  9. e6f2e1
  10. f3f8f0

Darker: #86bc68 mixed with black

  1. 86bc68
  2. 74a359
  3. 628b4b
  4. 51733e
  5. 405d30
  6. 304724
  7. 213218
  8. 131f0c
  9. 060d04
  10. 010200

Calmer: #86bc68 with less saturation

  1. 86bc68
  2. 8aba70
  3. 8eb977
  4. 92b77e
  5. 95b585
  6. 99b48b
  7. 9cb292
  8. a0b098
  9. a3ae9e
  10. a7aca4

Questions about #86bc68

What color is #86bc68?

#86bc68 is soft light lime. The closest named color is Cold Spring. In RGB it is rgb(134, 188, 104), in HSL hsl(98.57, 38.53%, 57.25%) and in OKLCH oklch(73.768% 0.12741 135.234).

What colors go well with #86bc68?

The complementary color of #86bc68 is #c991e1. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #b6ae44 and #49c396. The triadic partners are #71adf9 and #ef8790.

Is white or black text more readable on #86bc68?

Black text reads better on #86bc68: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.23:1 and black gives 9.41:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #86bc68 a warm or cool color?

#86bc68 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 135 degrees, its lightness 73.8% and its chroma 0.127.