What color is #86BEBE?

#86BEBE is a light, desaturated cyan known as Riverbed. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Riverbed?

The RGB value is 134, 190, 190: 134 red, 190 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Riverbed?

The complementary color is #BE8686, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #86BEBE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.12:1 and white text 2.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Riverbed color: hex code #86BEBE

#86BEBE rgb(134, 190, 190)

Shades of teal

Riverbed has the hex code #86BEBE. It is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 74.5% green and 74.5% blue (134, 190, 190).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 30% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.12:1).

Riverbed (#86BEBE) color codes

HEX	`#86BEBE`
RGB	`rgb(134, 190, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 74.5%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 30%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 29%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.29, -18.04, -5.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.29, 18.96, 197.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.536, 45.611, 55.531)`
Decimal	`8830654`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Riverbed, 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 #86BEBE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#86BEBE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.12:1	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 #86BEBE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #86bebe; }
.text { color: #86bebe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #86bebe; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 190 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #86bebe, #86a2be); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Turquoise.

See #86BEBE on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #86BEBE?: #86BEBE is a light, desaturated cyan known as Riverbed. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Riverbed?: The RGB value is 134, 190, 190: 134 red, 190 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Riverbed?: The complementary color is #BE8686, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #86BEBE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.12:1 and white text 2.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.