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#86CDCD

#86cdcd ≈ Medium Turquoise

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#86cdcd is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 52.55% red, 80.39% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 34.63% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 180°, with 41.52% saturation and 66.47% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.63:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Turquoise (#48d1cc), ΔE 6.77.

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Web safe#99cccc
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Relative luminance0.5314

Complementary

  1. #86cdcd
  2. #cd8686

Split complementary

  1. #86cdcd
  2. #cd86a9
  3. #cda986

Analogous

  1. #86cda9
  2. #86cdcd
  3. #86a9cd

Triadic

  1. #86cdcd
  2. #cd86cd
  3. #cdcd86

Tetradic

  1. #86cdcd
  2. #8686cd
  3. #cd8686
  4. #cdcd86

Square

  1. #86cdcd
  2. #a986cd
  3. #cd8686
  4. #a9cd86

Monochromatic

  1. #368484
  2. #50b7b7
  3. #86cdcd
  4. #bce3e3
  5. #f1f9f9

Shades

#86cdcd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #86cdcd
  2. #79b9b9
  3. #6ba4a4
  4. #5e9090
  5. #507b7b
  6. #436767
  7. #365252
  8. #283e3e
  9. #1b2929
  10. #0d1515
  11. #000000

Tints

#86cdcd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #86cdcd
  2. #92d2d2
  3. #9ed7d7
  4. #aadcdc
  5. #b6e1e1
  6. #c3e6e6
  7. #cfebeb
  8. #dbf0f0
  9. #e7f5f5
  10. #f3fafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#86cdcd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #86cdcd
  2. #85c5c5
  3. #85bebe
  4. #84b6b6
  5. #84aeae
  6. #83a7a7
  7. #829f9f
  8. #829797
  9. #818f8f
  10. #818888
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c1c1c1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #acc6c6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c4c6cd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b7bdce ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6ad1cd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #afc9cd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a6c3cd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #76d0cd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-86cdcd {
  color: #86cdcd;
}
Background
.bg-86cdcd {
  background-color: #86cdcd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-86cdcd {
  border: 2px solid #86cdcd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #86cdcd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 134 205 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 42% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-86cdcd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #86cdcd, #86a9cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-86cdcd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(134 205 205 / 0.35);
}

#48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 6.77 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 7.77 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 8.04 #afeeee Pale Turquoise ΔE 8.16 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 8.23 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 8.88 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 9.30 #793232 Inverted #c1c1c1 Grayscale 

Medium Turquoise
#86cdcd  rgb(134, 205, 205)  hsl(180, 42%, 66%)  Medium Turquoise
#cd8686  rgb(205, 134, 134)  hsl(0, 42%, 66%)  Old Rose
#cd86cd  rgb(205, 134, 205)  hsl(300, 42%, 66%)  Orchid
#cdcd86  rgb(205, 205, 134)  hsl(60, 42%, 66%)  Dark Khaki