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#86cea2 color: Pharaoh’s Jade

#86cea2 is rgb(134, 206, 162) in RGB and oklch(79.18% 0.09605 156.585) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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143°
100%

79.2%
0.096
157°
  • Emerald
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Pistachio
  • emerald-300
  • Black 19%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.85:1Hard to read
Lc -39
Black text
11.36:1Readable · AA
Lc 69

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About #86cea2

#86cea2 is a soft light emerald color. In OKLCH it has 79.2% lightness, 0.096 chroma and a hue of 157°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.85:1 contrast and black text 11.36:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Pharaoh’s Jade (#83d1a9). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is emerald-300.

More light emerald colors

Lighter: #86cea2 mixed with white

  1. 86cea2
  2. 93d3ab
  3. 9fd8b4
  4. acddbd
  5. b8e2c7
  6. c4e7d0
  7. d0ecd9
  8. dcf1e3
  9. e7f5ec
  10. f3faf5

Darker: #86cea2 mixed with black

  1. 86cea2
  2. 74b38c
  3. 629877
  4. 517f63
  5. 40664f
  6. 304e3c
  7. 21382a
  8. 132319
  9. 060f0a
  10. 010201

Calmer: #86cea2 with less saturation

  1. 86cea2
  2. 8ccca5
  3. 92caa7
  4. 98c9aa
  5. 9ec7ac
  6. a3c5af
  7. a8c3b1
  8. adc1b4
  9. b2bfb6
  10. b6bdb9

Questions about #86cea2

What color is #86cea2?

#86cea2 is soft light emerald. The closest named color is Pharaoh’s Jade. In RGB it is rgb(134, 206, 162), in HSL hsl(143.33, 42.35%, 66.67%) and in OKLCH oklch(79.18% 0.09605 156.585).

What colors go well with #86cea2?

The complementary color of #86cea2 is #e3a4d2. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #abc783 and #6bcfc5. The triadic partners are #abb6f9 and #f2a590.

Is white or black text more readable on #86cea2?

Black text reads better on #86cea2: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.85:1 and black gives 11.36:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #86cea2 a warm or cool color?

#86cea2 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 157 degrees, its lightness 79.2% and its chroma 0.096.