Palettes / Colors / #86DFAA

#86DFAA — Light Green

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

#86DFAA 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 #DF86BB; it also sits naturally between #8FDF86 and #86DFD6. 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 87% · Blue 67%

Cyan 40% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 24% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #86DFAA

.text { color: #86DFAA; }
.background { background-color: #86DFAA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #86DFAA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(134, 223, 170); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(144, 58%, 70%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #86DFAA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(134, 223, 170, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #86DFAA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(134, 223, 170, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DF86BB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #86DFAA: #000000.

How #86DFAA 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 #86DFAA 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 #86DFAA?

#86DFAA is Light Green, a green color (RGB 134, 223, 170). Its closest standard named color is LightGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #86DFAA?

#86DFAA is RGB 134, 223, 170 — HSL 144°, 58%, 70% — CMYK 40%, 0%, 24%, 13%.

What colors go with #86DFAA?

Its complement is #DF86BB; analogous partners are #8FDF86 and #86DFD6. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #86DFAA for text?

Black text on #86DFAA has a contrast ratio of 13.15:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.60:1.