Palettes / Colors / #86CBCB

#86CBCB — Light Muted Teal

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

#86CBCB 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 #CB8686; it also sits naturally between #86CBA8 and #86A8CB. 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 80% · Blue 80%

Cyan 34% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 0% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #86CBCB

.text { color: #86CBCB; }
.background { background-color: #86CBCB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #86CBCB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(134, 203, 203); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(180, 40%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #86CBCB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(134, 203, 203, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #86CBCB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(134, 203, 203, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CB8686:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #86CBCB: #000000.

How #86CBCB 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 #86CBCB 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

← #86CBCA  ·  #86CBCC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #86CBCB?

#86CBCB is Light Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 134, 203, 203). Its closest standard named color is SkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #86CBCB?

#86CBCB is RGB 134, 203, 203 — HSL 180°, 40%, 66% — CMYK 34%, 0%, 0%, 20%.

What colors go with #86CBCB?

Its complement is #CB8686; analogous partners are #86CBA8 and #86A8CB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #86CBCB for text?

Black text on #86CBCB has a contrast ratio of 11.42:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.84:1.