Information about #86AD9E color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#86AD9E falls into the Spring Green Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(134, 173, 158) — 52.5% red, 67.8% green, 62% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 15 / 0 / 6 / 32. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#86AD9E is a gently muted spring green that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Aqua Blue (#86ABA5). Slightly further away sit Sea Nymph (#8AAEA4) and Cascade (#8BA9A5).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(134, 173, 158)), which gives #86AD9E its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #86AD9E: 8.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.5:1 for white. No one has named #86AD9E so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#86AD9E color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#86AD9E color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#86AD9E color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#86AD9E color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#86AD9E color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#86AD9E color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Dusty Lavender

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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #86AD9E

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Aqua Blue color link
Aqua Blue

#86ABA5

Sea Nymph color link
Sea Nymph

#8AAEA4

Cascade color link
Cascade

#8BA9A5

Boulevard color link
Boulevard

#8EA5A0

Summer Green color link
Summer Green

#8FB69C

Morning Blue color link
Morning Blue

#8DA399

Padua color link
Padua

#7EB394

Grayish Cyan color link
Grayish Cyan

#7DA8A8

Ziggurat color link
Ziggurat

#81A6AA

Grayish Spring Green color link
Grayish Spring Green

#7DA893

Destiny color link
Destiny

#889E9D

Cortis color link
Cortis

#86AD8E

#86AD9E color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#86AD9E
  • RGB134, 173, 158
  • CMYK15, 0, 6, 32
  • CSSrgb(134, 173, 158)
  • HSL157°, 19%, 60%
  • HSL Precise156.923°, 19.212%, 60.196%
  • HSV157°, 23%, 68%
  • HSB157°, 23%, 68%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.525
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.678
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.620
  • GLSLvec3(0.525, 0.678, 0.620)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.525, 0.678, 0.620, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.525, 0.678, 0.620)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB52.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB67.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB62%
  • Color FamilySpring Green
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID86AD9E
  • DECIMAL ID8826270
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers15 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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