Palettes / Colors / #86EEEE

#86EEEE — Light Teal

#86EEEE is a teal color we call Light Teal, closest to the named color Aquamarine (#7FFFD4). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: aquamarine (#7FFFD4) — not an exact match. CSS aquamarine gives you #7FFFD4, a different color; use #86EEEE 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.

#86EEEE is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity 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 #EE8787; it also sits naturally between #87EEBA and #87BAEE. 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 93%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #86EEEE

.text { color: #86EEEE; }
.background { background-color: #86EEEE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #86EEEE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(134, 238, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(180, 75%, 73%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #86EEEE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(134, 238, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #86EEEE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(134, 238, 238, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EE8787:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #86EEEE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #86EEEE

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 #86EEEE 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 #86EEEE 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

← #86EEED  ·  #86EEEF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #86EEEE?

#86EEEE is Light Teal, a teal color (RGB 134, 238, 238). Its closest standard named color is Aquamarine.

What is the RGB and HSL of #86EEEE?

#86EEEE is RGB 134, 238, 238 — HSL 180°, 75%, 73% — CMYK 44%, 0%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #86EEEE?

Its complement is #EE8787; analogous partners are #87EEBA and #87BAEE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #86EEEE for text?

Black text on #86EEEE has a contrast ratio of 15.48:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.36:1.