Palettes / Colors / #86CD73

#86CD73 — Muted Green

#86CD73 is a green color we call Muted 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 #86CD73 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.

#86CD73 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 #BA74CD; it also sits naturally between #B4CD74 and #74CD8D. 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 45%

Cyan 35% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 44% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #86CD73

.text { color: #86CD73; }
.background { background-color: #86CD73; }
.border { border: 3px solid #86CD73; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(134, 205, 115); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(107, 47%, 63%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #86CD73; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(134, 205, 115, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #86CD73; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(134, 205, 115, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#86CD73">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#86CD73">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BA74CD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #86CD73: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #86CD73

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 #86CD73 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 #86CD73 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

← #86CD72  ·  #86CD74 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #86CD73?

#86CD73 is Muted Green, a green color (RGB 134, 205, 115). Its closest standard named color is DarkSeaGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #86CD73?

#86CD73 is RGB 134, 205, 115 — HSL 107°, 47%, 63% — CMYK 35%, 0%, 44%, 20%.

What colors go with #86CD73?

Its complement is #BA74CD; analogous partners are #B4CD74 and #74CD8D. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #86CD73 for text?

Black text on #86CD73 has a contrast ratio of 10.99:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.91:1.