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#86BCBC Riverbed

#86BCBC is a light, muted turquoise named Riverbed. In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 73.7% green and 73.7% blue (rgb(134, 188, 188)). Its HSL value is 180° hue, 29% saturation and 63% lightness, and in CMYK it is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black. #86BCBC is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.93:1.

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Variations of #86BCBC

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#86BCBC color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#86BCBC for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #86BCBC appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 89% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #ABAFBD
  • Protanopia 88% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B5B7BC
  • Protanomaly 91% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #AAB7BC
  • Deuteranopia 89% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #ABAFBD
  • Deuteranomaly 93% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #A1B4BC
  • Tritanopia 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #73BFBC
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #7FBDBC
  • Achromatopsia 89% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B2B2B2
  • Achromatomaly 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A9B5B5

#86BCBC contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.11:1 Very poor#86BCBC text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.93:1 Very good#86BCBC text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#86BCBC in CSS

/* Riverbed */
.color { color: #86BCBC; }
.background { background-color: #86BCBC; }
.border { border: 1px solid #86BCBC; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(134 188 188);
color: hsl(180 29% 63%);
color: oklch(0.758 0.056 196.0);

#86BCBC FAQ

What color is #86BCBC?

#86BCBC is a light, muted turquoise. Its closest named color is Riverbed. It belongs to the turquoise color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #86BCBC?

#86BCBC is rgb(134, 188, 188) in RGB, hsl(180, 29%, 63%) in HSL and cmyk(29%, 0%, 0%, 26%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #86BCBC?

The complementary color of #86BCBC is #BC8686, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #86BCBC?

Black text has the best contrast on #86BCBC: 9.93:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #86BCBC a warm or cool color?

#86BCBC is a cool color.