#86BB6A

Closest named color: Soft Green (#6FC276). oklch(73.6% 0.124 135.5), rgb(134, 187, 106).

Black text reads best on this color (9.32:1).

About this color

#86BB6A is a medium-light, moderately saturated green. In OKLCH its lightness is 74%, its chroma 0.124 and its hue 136°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Soft Green (#6FC276), ΔE 0.027 away. Black text reads best on it, at 9.32:1.

Hue family	Greens
Lightness	medium-light (74%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.124)
Temperature	in between
Nearest name	Soft Green (#6FC276)
Black text	9.32:1
White text	2.25:1

Values

HEX	#86BB6A
RGB	rgb(134, 187, 106)
HSL	hsl(99, 37%, 57%)
OKLCH	oklch(73.6% 0.124 135.5)

Contrast

WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.

Pair	WCAG 2	Result	APCA	APCA guidance
White text on #86BB6A	2.25:1	Fails	Lc -49.1	Large or bold text, headings
Black text on #86BB6A	9.32:1	AAA	Lc 59.7	Large or bold text, headings
#86BB6A text on white	2.25:1	Fails	Lc 44.3	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#86BB6A text on black	9.32:1	AAA	Lc -57.9	Large or bold text, headings

Tints and shades

A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 400.

Step 50
50

#F2F7F0

oklch(97% 0.011 136.6)
Step 100
100

#E3EEDF

oklch(93.7% 0.023 137.2)
Step 200
200

#CDE0C4

oklch(88.5% 0.043 135.5)
Step 300
300

#ABCC9A

oklch(80.8% 0.077 135.1)
Step 400
400 (this color)

#86BB6A

oklch(73.6% 0.124 135.5)
Step 500
500

#5B9E30

oklch(63.2% 0.158 135.6)
Step 600
600

#428700

oklch(55.6% 0.164 135.6)
Step 700
700

#377200

oklch(49.2% 0.145 135.5)
Step 800
800

#2C5D00

oklch(42.7% 0.126 135.4)
Step 900
900

#264D0A

oklch(37.7% 0.103 135.7)
Step 950
950

#172D09

oklch(26.9% 0.065 135.4)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#86BB6A with color blindness

Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.

Vision	Seen as	Shift (ΔE)
Protanopia (no red cones)	#C0B064	0.078
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#B9AB6F	0.079
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#85B6A7	0.087
Achromatopsia (no color)	#ADADAD	0.124