Skip to the color picker

#86cc8a color: De York

#86cc8a is rgb(134, 204, 138) in RGB and oklch(78.178% 0.11651 145.69) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

Read as HEX

123°
100%

78.2%
0.117
146°
  • Green
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Pistachio
  • emerald-400
  • Black 20%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.91:1Hard to read
Lc -40
Black text
11.02:1Readable · AA
Lc 68

Shades

From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.

Harmonies

Open as palette

Recent

Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.

About #86cc8a

#86cc8a is a soft light green color. In OKLCH it has 78.2% lightness, 0.117 chroma and a hue of 146°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.91:1 contrast and black text 11.02:1, 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: #86cc8a mixed with white

  1. 86cc8a
  2. 93d196
  3. 9fd7a1
  4. abdcad
  5. b7e1b9
  6. c3e6c4
  7. cfebd0
  8. dbf0dc
  9. e7f5e7
  10. f3faf3

Darker: #86cc8a mixed with black

  1. 86cc8a
  2. 74b177
  3. 629765
  4. 517e53
  5. 406542
  6. 304e32
  7. 213722
  8. 132214
  9. 060f07
  10. 010201

Calmer: #86cc8a with less saturation

  1. 86cc8a
  2. 8cca8f
  3. 91c894
  4. 97c699
  5. 9cc49d
  6. a1c2a2
  7. a6c0a6
  8. aabeab
  9. afbcaf
  10. b3bab3

Questions about #86cc8a

What color is #86cc8a?

#86cc8a is soft light green. The closest named color is De York. In RGB it is rgb(134, 204, 138), in HSL hsl(123.43, 40.7%, 66.27%) and in OKLCH oklch(78.178% 0.11651 145.69).

What colors go well with #86cc8a?

The complementary color of #86cc8a is #de9de0. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #b4c166 and #56d0b5. The triadic partners are #94b6ff and #fa9a91.

Is white or black text more readable on #86cc8a?

Black text reads better on #86cc8a: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.91:1 and black gives 11.02:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #86cc8a a warm or cool color?

#86cc8a is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 146 degrees, its lightness 78.2% and its chroma 0.117.