Palettes / Colors / #86B87F

#86B87F — Dusty Green

#86B87F is a green color we call Dusty Green, closest to the named color DarkSeaGreen (#8FBC8F). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkseagreen (#8FBC8F) — not an exact match. CSS darkseagreen gives you #8FBC8F, a different color; use #86B87F when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#86B87F is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #B27FB8; it also sits naturally between #A2B87F and #7FB895. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 53% · Green 72% · Blue 50%

Cyan 27% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 31% · Key 28%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #86B87F

.text { color: #86B87F; }
.background { background-color: #86B87F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #86B87F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(134, 184, 127); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(113, 29%, 61%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #86B87F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(134, 184, 127, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #86B87F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(134, 184, 127, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#86B87F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#86B87F">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B27FB8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #86B87F: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #86B87F

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #86B87F looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #86B87F rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #86B87E  ·  #86B880 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #86B87F?

#86B87F is Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 134, 184, 127). Its closest standard named color is DarkSeaGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #86B87F?

#86B87F is RGB 134, 184, 127 — HSL 113°, 29%, 61% — CMYK 27%, 0%, 31%, 28%.

What colors go with #86B87F?

Its complement is #B27FB8; analogous partners are #A2B87F and #7FB895. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #86B87F for text?

Black text on #86B87F has a contrast ratio of 9.18:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.29:1.