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#86bda9 color: Peppermint Bar

#86bda9 is rgb(134, 189, 169) in RGB and oklch(75.434% 0.06441 169.967) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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158°
100%

75.4%
0.064
170°
  • Emerald
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Dusty
  • Cool
  • ≈ Sage
  • olive-400
  • Black 26%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.13:1Hard to read
Lc -46
Black text
9.87:1Readable · AA
Lc 62

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About #86bda9

#86bda9 is a dusty light emerald color. In OKLCH it has 75.4% lightness, 0.064 chroma and a hue of 170°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.13:1 contrast and black text 9.87:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Peppermint Bar (#81bca8). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is olive-400.

More light emerald colors

Lighter: #86bda9 mixed with white

  1. 86bda9
  2. 92c4b1
  3. 9fcaba
  4. abd1c2
  5. b7d7cb
  6. c3ded3
  7. cfe4dc
  8. dbebe5
  9. e7f2ed
  10. f3f8f6

Darker: #86bda9 mixed with black

  1. 86bda9
  2. 74a492
  3. 628c7c
  4. 517467
  5. 405d53
  6. 30473f
  7. 21332c
  8. 131f1b
  9. 060d0a
  10. 010201

Calmer: #86bda9 with less saturation

  1. 86bda9
  2. 8bbcaa
  3. 8fbaaa
  4. 94b9ab
  5. 98b8ab
  6. 9cb6ac
  7. a0b5ad
  8. a4b3ad
  9. a8b2ae
  10. abb1ae

Questions about #86bda9

What color is #86bda9?

#86bda9 is dusty light emerald. The closest named color is Peppermint Bar. In RGB it is rgb(134, 189, 169), in HSL hsl(158.18, 29.41%, 63.33%) and in OKLCH oklch(75.434% 0.06441 169.967).

What colors go well with #86bda9?

The complementary color of #86bda9 is #d09fb5. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #9aba93 and #7dbcbf. The triadic partners are #aea9d6 and #d2a48b.

Is white or black text more readable on #86bda9?

Black text reads better on #86bda9: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.13:1 and black gives 9.87:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #86bda9 a warm or cool color?

#86bda9 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 170 degrees, its lightness 75.4% and its chroma 0.064.