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#86ca8a color: De York

#86ca8a is rgb(134, 202, 138) in RGB and oklch(77.707% 0.11338 145.767) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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124°
100%

77.7%
0.113
146°
  • Green
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Pistachio
  • emerald-400
  • Black 21%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.94:1Hard to read
Lc -41
Black text
10.83:1Readable · AA
Lc 67

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About #86ca8a

#86ca8a is a soft light green color. In OKLCH it has 77.7% lightness, 0.113 chroma and a hue of 146°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.94:1 contrast and black text 10.83:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is De York (#85ca87). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is emerald-400.

More light green colors

Lighter: #86ca8a mixed with white

  1. 86ca8a
  2. 93cf96
  3. 9fd5a1
  4. abdaad
  5. b7e0b9
  6. c3e5c4
  7. cfead0
  8. dbefdc
  9. e7f5e7
  10. f3faf3

Darker: #86ca8a mixed with black

  1. 86ca8a
  2. 74af77
  3. 629565
  4. 517c53
  5. 406442
  6. 304d32
  7. 213722
  8. 132214
  9. 060f07
  10. 010201

Calmer: #86ca8a with less saturation

  1. 86ca8a
  2. 8cc88f
  3. 91c693
  4. 96c598
  5. 9bc39d
  6. a0c1a1
  7. a5bfa5
  8. a9bdaa
  9. aebbae
  10. b2b8b2

Questions about #86ca8a

What color is #86ca8a?

#86ca8a is soft light green. The closest named color is De York. In RGB it is rgb(134, 202, 138), in HSL hsl(123.53, 39.08%, 65.88%) and in OKLCH oklch(77.707% 0.11338 145.767).

What colors go well with #86ca8a?

The complementary color of #86ca8a is #dc9dde. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #b3bf68 and #59ceb3. The triadic partners are #94b5ff and #f79991.

Is white or black text more readable on #86ca8a?

Black text reads better on #86ca8a: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.94:1 and black gives 10.83:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #86ca8a a warm or cool color?

#86ca8a is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 146 degrees, its lightness 77.7% and its chroma 0.113.