Palettes / Colors / #86C8DA

#86C8DA — Light Muted Teal

#86C8DA is a teal color we call Light Muted Teal, closest to the named color SkyBlue (#87CEEB). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: skyblue (#87CEEB) — not an exact match. CSS skyblue gives you #87CEEB, a different color; use #86C8DA 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.

#86C8DA is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity 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 #DA9886; it also sits naturally between #86DAC2 and #869EDA. 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 78% · Blue 85%

Cyan 39% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 0% · Key 15%

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

Previews

CSS code for #86C8DA

.text { color: #86C8DA; }
.background { background-color: #86C8DA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #86C8DA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(134, 200, 218); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(193, 53%, 69%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #86C8DA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(134, 200, 218, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #86C8DA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(134, 200, 218, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#86C8DA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#86C8DA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DA9886:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #86C8DA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #86C8DA

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 #86C8DA 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 #86C8DA 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #86C8DA?

#86C8DA is Light Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 134, 200, 218). Its closest standard named color is SkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #86C8DA?

#86C8DA is RGB 134, 200, 218 — HSL 193°, 53%, 69% — CMYK 39%, 8%, 0%, 15%.

What colors go with #86C8DA?

Its complement is #DA9886; analogous partners are #86DAC2 and #869EDA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #86C8DA for text?

Black text on #86C8DA has a contrast ratio of 11.29:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.86:1.