What color is #86F2FD?

#86F2FD is a light, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Shallow Water. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #86F2FD?

The RGB value is 134, 242, 253: 134 red, 242 green and 253 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #86F2FD?

The complementary color is #FD9186, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #86F2FD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.13:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#86F2FD color

#86F2FD rgb(134, 242, 253)

Shades of teal

The hex color #86F2FD is a light, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 94.9% green and 99.2% blue (134, 242, 253).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 97% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Shallow Water (#8AF1FE), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.13:1).

#86F2FD color codes

HEX	`#86F2FD`
RGB	`rgb(134, 242, 253)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 94.9%, 99.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 97%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 47%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 4%, 0%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.7, -28.35, -14.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.7, 32.06, 207.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.306, 75.659, 104.388)`
Decimal	`8844029`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #86F2FD, 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 #86F2FD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#86F2FD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.13:1	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 #86F2FD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #86f2fd; }
.text { color: #86f2fd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #86f2fd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 242 253 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #86f2fd, #86b6fd); }

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Questions

What color is #86F2FD?: #86F2FD is a light, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Shallow Water. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #86F2FD?: The RGB value is 134, 242, 253: 134 red, 242 green and 253 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #86F2FD?: The complementary color is #FD9186, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #86F2FD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.13:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.