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#86cba2 color: Frost Gum

#86cba2 is rgb(134, 203, 162) in RGB and oklch(78.482% 0.0914 157.418) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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144°
100%

78.5%
0.091
157°
  • Emerald
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Pistachio
  • teal-400
  • Black 20%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.90:1Hard to read
Lc -40
Black text
11.08:1Readable · AA
Lc 68

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About #86cba2

#86cba2 is a soft light emerald color. In OKLCH it has 78.5% lightness, 0.091 chroma and a hue of 157°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.9:1 contrast and black text 11.08:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Frost Gum (#8ecb9e). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-400.

More light emerald colors

Lighter: #86cba2 mixed with white

  1. 86cba2
  2. 93d0ab
  3. 9fd6b4
  4. acdbbd
  5. b8e0c7
  6. c4e5d0
  7. d0ead9
  8. dbf0e3
  9. e7f5ec
  10. f3faf5

Darker: #86cba2 mixed with black

  1. 86cba2
  2. 74b08c
  3. 629677
  4. 517d63
  5. 40654f
  6. 304d3c
  7. 21372a
  8. 132219
  9. 060f0a
  10. 010201

Calmer: #86cba2 with less saturation

  1. 86cba2
  2. 8cc9a4
  3. 92c8a7
  4. 97c6a9
  5. 9cc4ab
  6. a2c2ae
  7. a6c0b0
  8. abbfb2
  9. b0bdb4
  10. b4bbb7

Questions about #86cba2

What color is #86cba2?

#86cba2 is soft light emerald. The closest named color is Frost Gum. In RGB it is rgb(134, 203, 162), in HSL hsl(144.35, 39.88%, 66.08%) and in OKLCH oklch(78.482% 0.0914 157.418).

What colors go well with #86cba2?

The complementary color of #86cba2 is #e0a3ce. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #a9c484 and #6dccc3. The triadic partners are #aab4f3 and #eda58f.

Is white or black text more readable on #86cba2?

Black text reads better on #86cba2: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.9:1 and black gives 11.08:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #86cba2 a warm or cool color?

#86cba2 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 157 degrees, its lightness 78.5% and its chroma 0.091.