Palettes / Colors / #86DAAA

#86DAAA — Light Muted Green

#86DAAA is a green color we call Light Muted Green, closest to the named color LightGreen (#90EE90). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lightgreen (#90EE90) — not an exact match. CSS lightgreen gives you #90EE90, a different color; use #86DAAA 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.

#86DAAA 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 #DA86B6; it also sits naturally between #8CDA86 and #86DAD4. 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 85% · Blue 67%

Cyan 39% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 22% · Key 15%

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

Previews

CSS code for #86DAAA

.text { color: #86DAAA; }
.background { background-color: #86DAAA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #86DAAA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(134, 218, 170); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(146, 53%, 69%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #86DAAA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(134, 218, 170, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #86DAAA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(134, 218, 170, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DA86B6:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #86DAAA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #86DAAA

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 #86DAAA 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 #86DAAA 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

← #86DAA9  ·  #86DAAB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #86DAAA?

#86DAAA is Light Muted Green, a green color (RGB 134, 218, 170). Its closest standard named color is LightGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #86DAAA?

#86DAAA is RGB 134, 218, 170 — HSL 146°, 53%, 69% — CMYK 39%, 0%, 22%, 15%.

What colors go with #86DAAA?

Its complement is #DA86B6; analogous partners are #8CDA86 and #86DAD4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #86DAAA for text?

Black text on #86DAAA has a contrast ratio of 12.62:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.66:1.