Palettes / Colors / #86EEAE

#86EEAE — Light Green

#86EEAE is a green color we call Light Green, closest to the named color PaleGreen (#98FB98). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: palegreen (#98FB98) — not an exact match. CSS palegreen gives you #98FB98, a different color; use #86EEAE 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.

#86EEAE 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 #EE87C6; it also sits naturally between #93EE87 and #87EEE2. 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 93% · Blue 68%

Cyan 44% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 27% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #86EEAE

.text { color: #86EEAE; }
.background { background-color: #86EEAE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #86EEAE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(134, 238, 174); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(143, 75%, 73%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #86EEAE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(134, 238, 174, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #86EEAE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(134, 238, 174, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EE87C6:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #86EEAE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #86EEAE

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 #86EEAE 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 #86EEAE 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 #86EEAE?

#86EEAE is Light Green, a green color (RGB 134, 238, 174). Its closest standard named color is PaleGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #86EEAE?

#86EEAE is RGB 134, 238, 174 — HSL 143°, 75%, 73% — CMYK 44%, 0%, 27%, 7%.

What colors go with #86EEAE?

Its complement is #EE87C6; analogous partners are #93EE87 and #87EEE2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #86EEAE for text?

Black text on #86EEAE has a contrast ratio of 14.85:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.41:1.