What color is #86E6FF?

#86E6FF is a light, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Alpine Expedition. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #86E6FF?

The RGB value is 134, 230, 255: 134 red, 230 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #86E6FF?

The complementary color is #FF9F86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #86E6FF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.78:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#86E6FF color

#86E6FF rgb(134, 230, 255)

Shades of teal

The hex color #86E6FF is a light, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 90.2% green and 100% blue (134, 230, 255).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 100% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Alpine Expedition (#99EEFF), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.78:1).

#86E6FF color codes

HEX	`#86E6FF`
RGB	`rgb(134, 230, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 90.2%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 100%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 47%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 10%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.44, -21.97, -20.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.44, 30.34, 223.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.172, 68.877, 104.923)`
Decimal	`8840959`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #86E6FF, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #86E6FF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#86E6FF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #86E6FF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #86e6ff; }
.text { color: #86e6ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #86e6ff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 230 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #86e6ff, #86aaff); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sky Blue.

Questions

What color is #86E6FF?: #86E6FF is a light, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Alpine Expedition. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #86E6FF?: The RGB value is 134, 230, 255: 134 red, 230 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #86E6FF?: The complementary color is #FF9F86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #86E6FF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.78:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.