What color is #86C8ED?

#86C8ED is a light, moderate azure known as Fish Pond. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Fish Pond?

The RGB value is 134, 200, 237: 134 red, 200 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Fish Pond?

The complementary color is #EDAB86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #86C8ED?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.5:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Fish Pond color: hex code #86C8ED

#86C8ED rgb(134, 200, 237)

Shades of blue

Fish Pond has the hex code #86C8ED. It is a light, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 78.4% green and 92.9% blue (134, 200, 237).

Its hue angle is 202°, with 74% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.5:1).

Fish Pond (#86C8ED) color codes

HEX	`#86C8ED`
RGB	`rgb(134, 200, 237)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 78.4%, 92.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(202, 74%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(202, 43%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 16%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.57, -11.43, -24.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.57, 27.34, 245.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.767, 52.488, 87.824)`
Decimal	`8833261`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Fish Pond, 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 #86C8ED	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#86C8ED as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.5:1	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 #86C8ED looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #86c8ed; }
.text { color: #86c8ed; }
.border { border: 2px solid #86c8ed; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 200 237 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #86c8ed, #8694ed); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #86C8ED on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #86C8ED?: #86C8ED is a light, moderate azure known as Fish Pond. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Fish Pond?: The RGB value is 134, 200, 237: 134 red, 200 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Fish Pond?: The complementary color is #EDAB86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #86C8ED?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.5:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.