Palettes / Colors / #86CFCB

#86CFCB — Light Muted Teal

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

#86CFCB 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 #CF878A; it also sits naturally between #87CFA7 and #87AECF. 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 81% · Blue 80%

Cyan 35% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 2% · Key 19%

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

Previews

CSS code for #86CFCB

.text { color: #86CFCB; }
.background { background-color: #86CFCB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #86CFCB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(134, 207, 203); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(177, 43%, 67%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #86CFCB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(134, 207, 203, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #86CFCB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(134, 207, 203, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CF878A:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #86CFCB: #000000.

How #86CFCB 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 #86CFCB 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

← #86CFCA  ·  #86CFCC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #86CFCB?

#86CFCB is Light Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 134, 207, 203). Its closest standard named color is SkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #86CFCB?

#86CFCB is RGB 134, 207, 203 — HSL 177°, 43%, 67% — CMYK 35%, 0%, 2%, 19%.

What colors go with #86CFCB?

Its complement is #CF878A; analogous partners are #87CFA7 and #87AECF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #86CFCB for text?

Black text on #86CFCB has a contrast ratio of 11.80:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.78:1.