Tailwind CSS v3 color

Tailwind green-300 #86EFAC

Tailwind CSS v3's green-300 is #86EFAC. It is a pale soft green in the green family. In OKLCH it sits at lightness 0.871, chroma 0.136 and hue 154.4°. The nearest CSS named color is lightgreen (#90EE90), ΔE2000 5.6 away.

Relative luminance
0.6978
OKLCH L · C · h
0.871 · 0.136 · 154.4
Best text
Black 14.95:1
Hue family
Green
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#86EFAC color codes

HEX
#86EFAC
RGB
rgb(134, 239, 172)
HSL
hsl(142, 77%, 73%)
OKLCH
oklch(0.871 0.136 154.4)
OKLab
oklab(0.871 -0.123 0.059)
CIELAB (D65)
L* 86.89, a* -44.92, b* 23.14
XYZ (D65)
X 48.14, Y 69.78, Z 49.95
CMYK (naive)
cmyk(44%, 0%, 28%, 6%)

CIELAB and XYZ use the D65 white point; CSS lab() uses D50, so paste the OKLCH or HEX value into stylesheets. CMYK here is a plain formula with no press profile.

Legibility

Contrast: is #86EFAC accessible?

Black text on it reaches 14.95:1, passing AAA. White text fails at 1.40:1.

WCAG 2 gives the same ratio whichever color is the text; APCA does not, so its Lc changes sign and size with polarity.

Open the Contrast System

  • Black text on it

    14.95:1

    • AA passes
    • AA large passes
    • AAA passes
    • APCA Lc +84

  • White text on it

    1.40:1

    • AA fails
    • AA large fails
    • AAA fails
    • APCA Lc −22

    Text is here, unreadable at 1.40:1

  • As text on black

    14.95:1

    • AA passes
    • AA large passes
    • AAA passes
    • APCA Lc −84

  • As text on white

    1.40:1

    • AA fails
    • AA large fails
    • AAA fails
    • APCA Lc +19

    Text is here, unreadable at 1.40:1

Nearest versions that pass 4.5:1

  • For text on white

    #06884C 4.53:1

    Darkening its OKLCH lightness from 0.87 to 0.55 reaches 4.53:1 on white, keeping the hue.

    Compare both in the Contrast System

  • For text on black

    #86EFAC 14.95:1

    It already reaches 14.95:1 on black, so no change is needed.

Checking another pair? Use the Contrast Checker.

Studio

Adjust #86EFAC live

Move lightness, chroma and hue in OKLCH, or drag on the map. The map is every lightness and chroma at the current hue: sRGB inside the solid area, Display P3 out to the dashed line.

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Scale

Shades and tints of #86EFAC

Eleven OKLCH lightness steps at this hue, each with its contrast against white and black. #86EFAC sits at step 200.

  1. 50#DEFFE7
    White
    1.07
    Black
    19.56
  2. 100#B7FFCE
    White
    1.15
    Black
    18.20
  3. 200This color#86EFAC
    White
    1.40
    Black
    14.95
  4. 300#75D698
    White
    1.77
    Black
    11.82
  5. 400#52BA7B
    White
    2.42
    Black
    8.66
  6. 500#2E9D60
    White
    3.43
    Black
    6.10
  7. 600#008549
    White
    4.71
    Black
    4.45
  8. 700#006A39
    White
    6.72
    Black
    3.12
  9. 800#004D28
    White
    10.03
    Black
    2.09
  10. 900#003218
    White
    14.29
    Black
    1.46
  11. 950#001C0B
    White
    17.93
    Black
    1.17

Under each step, white and black text on it; a bold figure passes 4.5:1.

Tailwind CSS v3 green scale

The real Tailwind palette, for comparison with the computed ramp above.

  1. 50#F0FDF4
    White
    1.04
    Black
    20.06
  2. 100#DCFCE7
    White
    1.09
    Black
    19.12
  3. 200#BBF7D0
    White
    1.21
    Black
    17.32
  4. 300This color#86EFAC
    White
    1.40
    Black
    14.95
  5. 400#4ADE80
    White
    1.74
    Black
    12.05
  6. 500#22C55E
    White
    2.27
    Black
    9.21
  7. 600#16A34A
    White
    3.29
    Black
    6.37
  8. 700#15803D
    White
    5.01
    Black
    4.18
  9. 800#166534
    White
    7.13
    Black
    2.94
  10. 900#14532D
    White
    9.11
    Black
    2.30
  11. 950#052E16
    White
    14.90
    Black
    1.40

Gamut

How vivid #86EFAC can get

At its lightness and hue, sRGB reaches OKLCH chroma 0.218; #86EFAC uses 63% of it. Display P3, which many recent phones and laptops show, reaches 0.263 there: 21% more.

0.00.20.40.60.80.20.40.60.8 460480500520540560580600620
  • sRGB
  • Display P3
  • Rec. 2020
  • Dominant wavelength
OKLCH chroma
0.136
sRGB edge
0.218
Display P3 edge
0.263
Rec. 2020 edge
0.314
Dominant wavelength
532 nm
Excitation purity
19%
Chromaticity
x 0.2868, y 0.4157
  • This color#86EFAC
  • Most vivid in sRGB#00FC90
  • Most vivid in Display P3oklch(0.871 0.263 154.4)

On a screen without Display P3 the last tile shows the sRGB edge instead.

Use the wider color where screens show it
.accent {
  color: #86efac;
}
@media (color-gamut: p3) {
  .accent { color: color(display-p3 0.31 1 0.5524); }
}

Mixing

Mixing #86EFAC

Each row is the same mix worked out in a different space, with the halfway color at its end. sRGB, which older CSS gradients use, can sag gray or dark in the middle; OKLab keeps the lightness steps even; OKLCH holds chroma and hue as it goes.

White #FFFFFF

  • sRGB50%#C3F7D6
  • OKLab50%#C7F8D6
  • OKLCH50%#C7F8D6

Black #000000

  • sRGB50%#437856
  • OKLab50%#305C40
  • OKLCH50%#305C40

Its complement #FFBBF0

  • sRGB50%#C3D5CE
  • OKLab50%#CDD8D0
  • OKLCH50%#FFC895
In CSS
/* A gradient and a mix, worked out in OKLCH */
background: linear-gradient(in oklch, #86efac, white);
color: color-mix(in oklch, #86efac 50%, white);

In use

#86EFAC in an interface

A button, a link, a heading, a focused field, an icon and a chart line in this color, on a light page and a dark one. Each check is a WCAG 2 contrast minimum: 1.4.3 for text, 1.4.11 for the rest.

Light page

  • Button labelText, 4.5:114.95:1 Passes
  • Link and body-size textText, 4.5:11.40:1 Fails
  • Large headingLarge text, 3:11.40:1 Fails
  • Icons, borders and focus ringsNon-text, 3:11.40:1 Fails

For text on this page, the nearest shade that passes is #06884C 4.53:1

Dark page

  • Button labelText, 4.5:114.95:1 Passes
  • Link and body-size textText, 4.5:113.34:1 Passes
  • Large headingLarge text, 3:113.34:1 Passes
  • Icons, borders and focus ringsNon-text, 3:113.34:1 Passes

Color vision

How #86EFAC looks with color blindness

Achromatopsia changes it most, ΔE2000 24.8; tritanopia changes it least, 14.2.

Simulated with Machado et al. (2009) at full severity, in linear light.

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  • Protanopia

    No working red (long-wavelength) cones

    #EFE0A8 ΔE2000 22.9

    Distinct

    Reads as pale muted amber

  • Deuteranopia

    No working green (medium-wavelength) cones

    #DFD5B0 ΔE2000 22.0

    Distinct

    Reads as pale muted amber

  • Tritanopia

    No working blue (short-wavelength) cones

    #6FEDDD ΔE2000 14.2

    Distinct

    Reads as pale soft cyan

  • Achromatopsia

    No cone color vision; lightness only

    #DADADA ΔE2000 24.8

    Distinct

    Reads as light gray

Pairing check

Checked against its complement, #FFBBF0. Their lightness contrast is only 1.09:1, so where hue collapses, add a label, icon or pattern.

VisionThe pairΔE2000Verdict
Normal vision#86EFAC · #FFBBF062.1Stays distinct
Protanopia#EFE0A8 · #BBCAF235.5Stays distinct
Deuteranopia#DFD5B0 · #CBD4EE26.2Stays distinct
Tritanopia#6FEDDD · #FFBECD54.9Stays distinct
Achromatopsia#DADADA · #D0D0D02.3Easily confused

Harmony

Color harmonies for #86EFAC

Its complement is #FFBBF0, a pale soft magenta.

Hue rotations in OKLCH, mapped into sRGB by trimming chroma so hue and lightness stay put.

Open the Harmony Studio
  • Base#86EFAC
  • Complement#FFBBF0

Complementary

Open in Harmony Studio
  • −30°#C1E47C
  • Base#86EFAC
  • +30°#4CF1DF

Analogous

Open in Harmony Studio
  • Base#86EFAC
  • +120°#C8D2FF
  • +240°#FFC5B6

Triadic

Open in Harmony Studio
  • Base#86EFAC
  • +150°#E0C8FF
  • +210°#FFC1CF

Split-complementary

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Code

Design tokens

Ready-to-paste tokens in six formats. Rename them to fit your system.

CSS custom property

:root {
  --color-green-300: #86efac;
}

Tailwind config

// tailwind.config.js — already built in as green-300;
// pin the v3 value explicitly like this:
module.exports = {
  theme: {
    extend: {
      colors: {
        green: { 300: '#86efac' },
      },
    },
  },
};

Tailwind v4 theme

/* app.css — Tailwind CSS v4 */
@import "tailwindcss";

@theme {
  /* v4 has its own green-300; this pins the v3 value. */
  --color-green-300: oklch(0.871 0.136 154.4);
}

Design token (W3C DTCG)

{
  "color": {
    "green-300": {
      "$type": "color",
      "$value": {
        "colorSpace": "srgb",
        "components": [0.5255, 0.9373, 0.6745],
        "hex": "#86efac"
      },
      "$description": "Tailwind CSS v3 green-300"
    }
  }
}

SwiftUI color

import SwiftUI

enum Palette {
    static let green300 = Color(.sRGB, red: 0.525, green: 0.937, blue: 0.675, opacity: 1)
}

Jetpack Compose color

import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color

object Palette {
    val Green300 = Color(0xFF86EFAC)
}

Matches

The nearest match in each system

The closest CSS name, Tailwind shade, RAL Classic paint and Crayola crayon by ΔE2000; under 2 is hard to tell apart side by side. RAL and Crayola values approximate physical colors.

Neighbors

The eight nearest colors on this site by ΔE2000, closest first. Under 2 is hard to tell apart side by side.

Tools

Open #86EFAC in the tools

Each opens over this page. More colors live in the Color Library, and every color page is listed on the hub.