#86AB9C

Accessibility

AAA

8.32:1

Vs white / black

2.52:1 · 8.32:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#86ab9c

RGB

rgb(134, 171, 156)

RGBA

rgba(134, 171, 156, 1)

HSL

hsl(156, 18%, 60%)

HSLA

hsla(156, 18%, 60%, 1)

HSV

hsv(156, 22%, 67%)

LAB

lab(66.97% -15.72 3.6)

LCH

lch(66.97% 16.13 167.1)

OKLAB

oklab(0.7095 -0.0449 0.0093)

OKLCH

oklch(0.7095 0.0459 168.3)

XYZ

xyz(30.39, 36.59, 36.91)

CMYK

cmyk(22%, 0%, 9%, 33%)

CSS

color: #86ab9c;

CSS variable

--color-86ab9c: #86ab9c;

SCSS

$color-86ab9c: #86ab9c;

JavaScript

const color = "#86ab9c";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#86ab9c";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#86ab9c" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#86ab9c", "rgb": { "r": 134, "g": 171, "b": 156 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.7095 0.0459 168.3)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#86ab9c-1: #86ab9c;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

An arbitrary HEX is not an official Tailwind, Material, or Bootstrap color. Distance is CIEDE2000.

Nearest Tailwind color

teal-500

Very different · ΔE 12.53 · #14B8A6

Nearest CSS named color

CadetBlue

Very different · ΔE 9.7 · #5F9EA0

Nearest Material color

teal-300

Very different · ΔE 10.24 · #4DB6AC

Nearest Bootstrap color

success

Very different · ΔE 20.36 · #198754

OKLCH

Perceptual 50–950 scale

Generated in OKLCH from this hex. Not an official Tailwind scale unless the hex itself is a Tailwind token.

50e4fcf2 100d5efe4 200bfdcd0 300a5c7b9 40086ab9c 5006b8f81 60059786c 700466056 800344941 90022332d 950101e19

Palette

Tints & shades

Full scale from light tints through the base color into deep shades

f5f8f7 ebf1ef e1eae6 d7e3de cddcd6 c3d5ce b8cec5 aec7bd a4c0b5 9ab9ad 90b2a4 86ab9c 7b9d8f 708f82 658075 597268 4e645b 43564e 384741 2d3934 222b27 161c1a 0b0e0d

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

f5f8f7 ebf1ef e1eae6 d7e3de cddcd6 c3d5ce b8cec5 aec7bd a4c0b5 9ab9ad 90b2a4

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

7b9d8f 708f82 658075 597268 4e645b 43564e 384741 2d3934 222b27 161c1a 0b0e0d

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

86a79a 85a497 85a095 849d93 849990 83968e 83928c 828e89 828b87 818785 818482

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#86AB9CStop 1 #AB8795Stop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#87AB8AStop 1 #86AB9CStop 2 #87A8ABStop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#86AB9CStop 1 #9D87ABStop 2 #AB9D87Stop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#86AB9CStop 1 #AB87A8Stop 2 #AB8A87Stop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#2A3C35Stop 1 #49695CStop 2 #699684Stop 3 #96B6A9Stop 4 #C3D5CEStop 5

Using this color

Where #86ab9c works

#86AB9C (#86ab9c) sits in the teal family at about 156° hue, 18% saturation, and 60% lightness. Contrast is 2.52:1 on white and 8.32:1 on black, so near-black labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: teal-500 (approximation unless the hex is an official scale stop).

Sensible jobs for this swatch

supporting UI accents
text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #86ab9c as small body text on white — 2.52:1 misses WCAG AA (4.5:1). Pair it with a darker shade from the scale below, or check pairs in the contrast checker.

Family context: Balance, healing, and sophistication. Popular in wellness and modern dashboards. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the Teal range — always verify the pair for this exact hex in the contrast checker.

Similar & related colors

Nearby colors from the library by perceptual distance

Spectrum #6BB8A5#6BB8A5 Spectrum #81C5B5#81C5B5 Spectrum #80C2A1#80C2A1 Web Safe #669999#669999 Spectrum #65BDA1#65BDA1 Spectrum #6DB9BA#6DB9BA CadetBlue#5F9EA0 Spectrum #51B3AB#51B3AB DarkSeaGreen#8FBC8F Spectrum #80CBB5#80CBB5 Spectrum #68C0BA#68C0BA Concrete#95A5A6