Cadet Blue (Blue)

#86AA9E

RGB: 134, 170, 158

Color OverviewHEX #86AA9E

#86AA9E Color Code Information

In the RGB color space, #86AA9E is composed of 53% red, 67% green, and 62% blue. In the HSL color space, it has a hue of 160°, saturation of 17%, and lightness of 60%.

HEX

#86AA9E

RGB

134, 170, 158

HSL

160°, 17%, 60%

HSV

160°, 21%, 67%

CMYK

21%, 0%, 7%, 33%

Name Match

Cadet Blue

Closest Standard

Shades of #86AA9E (Darker Variations)

Shades are created by progressively mixing the base color with black.

Tints of #86AA9E (Lighter Variations)

Tints are created by progressively mixing the base color with pure white.

Tones of #86AA9E (Muted Variations)

Tones are created by mixing the base color with true neutral gray.

Color Harmonies for #86AA9E

Calculated color schemes based on classic color wheel angles for graphic and web design.

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Split Complementary

Monochromatic

WCAG Accessibility Contrast Ratios

Verification against Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) standards for web text readability.

Sample Text on #86AA9E Background

Contrast Ratio against Pure White (#FFFFFF):2.54 : 1

WCAG AA (4.5:1)

WCAG AAA (7.0:1)

Sample Text on #86AA9E Background

Contrast Ratio against Pure Black (#000000):8.26 : 1

WCAG AA (4.5:1)

WCAG AAA (7.0:1)

Developer Code Snippets & Tailwind CSS

CSS Variables & Declarations

:root {
  --color-brand: #86AA9E;
}

.element {
  color: #86AA9E;
  background-color: #86AA9E;
  border-color: #86AA9E;
}

Tailwind CSS v4 Utility Classes

<!-- Tailwind Arbitrary Values -->
<div className="bg-[#86AA9E] text-[#86AA9E] border-[#86AA9E]">
  Content styled with #86AA9E
</div>