Palettes / Colors / #86EAAC
#86EAAC — Light Green
#86EAAC 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 #86EAAC 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.
#86EAAC 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 #EA86C3; it also sits naturally between #91EA86 and #86EADE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #86EAAC |
|---|---|
| RGB | 134, 234, 172 |
| HSL | 143°, 70%, 72% |
| HSV | 143°, 43%, 92% |
| CMYK | 43%, 0%, 26%, 8% |
| XYZ | 46.70, 66.89, 49.48 |
| Yxy | 66.89, 0.2864, 0.4102 |
| CIE-Lab | 85.45, -42.74, 21.15 |
| Hunter Lab | 81.79, -37.42, 17.58 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 53% · Green 92% · Blue 67%
Cyan 43% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 26% · Key 8%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #86EAAC
.text { color: #86EAAC; }
.background { background-color: #86EAAC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #86EAAC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(134, 234, 172); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(143, 70%, 72%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #86EAAC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(134, 234, 172, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #86EAAC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(134, 234, 172, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#86EAAC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#86EAAC">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #EA86C3:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.46:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.38:1 AAA |
Best text color on #86EAAC: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #86EAAC
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #86EAAC: ·
How #86EAAC 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 #86EAAC rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #86EAAC?
#86EAAC is Light Green, a green color (RGB 134, 234, 172). Its closest standard named color is LightGreen.
What is the RGB and HSL of #86EAAC?
#86EAAC is RGB 134, 234, 172 — HSL 143°, 70%, 72% — CMYK 43%, 0%, 26%, 8%.
What colors go with #86EAAC?
Its complement is #EA86C3; analogous partners are #91EA86 and #86EADE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #86EAAC for text?
Black text on #86EAAC has a contrast ratio of 14.38:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.46:1.