#86EFAC color
The swatch above shows #86EFAC with its hex code written on it in white and in black, so you can see which of the two is legible before reading the measured ratios below.
#86EFAC is a light, vivid green, closest to the CSS named color lightgreen (#90EE90).
It is also a Tailwind CSS default: green-300. That means you can write bg-green-300 or text-green-300 directly, with no arbitrary-value brackets and no entry in your theme config.
Color values
| HEX | #86EFAC |
| RGB | rgb(134, 239, 172) |
| HSL | hsl(142, 77%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(44%, 0%, 28%, 6%) |
| Decimal | 8843180 |
| CSS | color: #86EFAC; |
| Android | 0xFF86EFAC |
| Swift | UIColor(red: 0.525, green: 0.937, blue: 0.675, alpha: 1) |
Accessibility and contrast
| White text on #86EFAC | 1.40:1 — AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail |
| Black text on #86EFAC | 14.96:1 — AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass |
| Recommended text color | black |
WCAG 2.1 asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text (18 pt, or 14 pt bold).
Tints and shades of #86EFAC
Each swatch keeps the hue and saturation of #86EFAC and varies only lightness — the quickest way to build a usable scale from a single brand color.
Colors that go with #86EFAC
Harmonies generated by rotating the hue on the color wheel while holding saturation and lightness constant.
Using #86EFAC in code
/* CSS */
.element { color: #86EFAC; background-color: #86EFAC; }
.element { color: rgb(134 239 172); }
.element { color: hsl(142 77% 73%); }
/* Tailwind */
<div class="bg-green-300 text-black">
/* SCSS variable */
$brand: #86EFAC;Frequently asked questions
What color is #86EFAC?
#86EFAC is a light, vivid green. Its hue sits at 142° on the color wheel, with 77% saturation and 73% lightness.
What is #86EFAC in RGB?
#86EFAC converts to rgb(134, 239, 172) — 134 red, 239 green and 172 blue.
What is #86EFAC in CMYK?
Approximately cmyk(44%, 0%, 28%, 6%). Print output depends on the ICC profile of the press and paper, so treat this as a starting point rather than an exact match.
Should text on #86EFAC be white or black?
Black gives the better contrast ratio (14.96:1 versus 1.40:1).
What is the complementary color of #86EFAC?
#EF85C8 — the hue directly opposite #86EFAC on the color wheel.