#86a3a6

Color #86a3a6

A muted medium cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 11.33 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 6.5

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Conversions

HEX

#86a3a6

RGB

rgb(134, 163, 166)

HSL

hsl(185.6, 15.2%, 58.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(185.6, 19.3%, 65.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(19.3%, 1.8%, 0%, 34.9%)

LAB

lab(64.97, -9.32, -4.89)

LCH

lch(64.97, 10.52, 207.69)

OKLCH

oklch(69.5%, 0.0325, 204.2)

HWB

hwb(185.6, 52.5%, 34.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a68986

Analogous

#86a699

#86a3a6

#8693a6

Triadic

#86a3a6

#a686a3

#a3a686

Split-complementary

#86a3a6

#a68693

#a69986

Tetradic

#86a3a6

#8986a6

#a68986

#a3a686

Square

#86a3a6

#9986a6

#a68986

#93a686

Shades

Color #86a3a6 mixed toward black.

#6a8c90

#557073

#405456

#2a383a

#151c1d

Tints

Color #86a3a6 mixed toward white.

#9ab2b5

#aec2c4

#c2d1d2

#d7e0e1

#ebf0f0

Tones

Color #86a3a6 mixed toward gray.

#89a1a3

#8b9fa1

#8e9c9e

#919a9b

#939899

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.69:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.8:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.8:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9394a5 · ΔE 15.1

Deuteranopia

#928fa5 · ΔE 18.3

Tritanopia

#88a5a5 · ΔE 1.6

Achromatopsia

#9e9e9e · ΔE 11.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #86a3a6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#86a3a6]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#86a3a6 (#86a3a6) is rgb(134, 163, 166) in RGB.

No, #86a3a6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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