Palettes / Colors / #86EAAB

#86EAAB — Light Green

#86EAAB is a green color we call Light 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 #86EAAB 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.

#86EAAB is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #EA86C5; it also sits naturally between #93EA86 and #86EADC. 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 92% · Blue 67%

Cyan 43% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 27% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #86EAAB

.text { color: #86EAAB; }
.background { background-color: #86EAAB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #86EAAB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(134, 234, 171); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(142, 70%, 72%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #86EAAB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(134, 234, 171, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #86EAAB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(134, 234, 171, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EA86C5:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #86EAAB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #86EAAB

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 #86EAAB 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 #86EAAB 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 #86EAAB?

#86EAAB is Light Green, a green color (RGB 134, 234, 171). Its closest standard named color is LightGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #86EAAB?

#86EAAB is RGB 134, 234, 171 — HSL 142°, 70%, 72% — CMYK 43%, 0%, 27%, 8%.

What colors go with #86EAAB?

Its complement is #EA86C5; analogous partners are #93EA86 and #86EADC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #86EAAB for text?

Black text on #86EAAB has a contrast ratio of 14.37:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.46:1.