86CD8A

#86CD8A closest to Fresh Cut Grass

#86CD8A is a light, moderately saturated green; the closest named color is Fresh Cut Grass. In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 80.4% green and 54.1% blue (rgb(134, 205, 138)). Its HSL value is 123° hue, 42% saturation and 66% lightness, and in CMYK it is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 20% black. #86CD8A is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.11:1.

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Variations of #86CD8A

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

Hues

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

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

#86CD8A 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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#86CD8A for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #86CD8A appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 82% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #C4BA8E
  • Protanopia 81% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #CFC186
  • Protanomaly 86% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BFC388
  • Deuteranopia 82% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #C4BA8E
  • Deuteranomaly 87% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B5C08C
  • Tritanopia 86% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #7EC9BC
  • Tritanomaly 93% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #81CCA3
  • Achromatopsia 76% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #BCBCBC
  • Achromatomaly 82% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B1C1B2

#86CD8A contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.89:1 Very poor#86CD8A text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.11:1 Very good#86CD8A text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#86CD8A in CSS

/* Fresh Cut Grass */
.color { color: #86CD8A; }
.background { background-color: #86CD8A; }
.border { border: 1px solid #86CD8A; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(134 205 138);
color: hsl(123 42% 66%);
color: oklch(0.784 0.118 145.7);

#86CD8A FAQ

What color is #86CD8A?

#86CD8A is a light, moderately saturated green. Its closest named color is Fresh Cut Grass. It belongs to the green color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #86CD8A?

#86CD8A is rgb(134, 205, 138) in RGB, hsl(123, 42%, 66%) in HSL and cmyk(35%, 0%, 33%, 20%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #86CD8A?

The complementary color of #86CD8A is #CD86C9, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #86CD8A?

Black text has the best contrast on #86CD8A: 11.11:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #86CD8A a warm or cool color?

#86CD8A is a cool color.