What color is #86945A?

#86945A is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Moss Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #86945A?

The RGB value is 134, 148, 90: 134 red, 148 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #86945A?

The complementary color is #685A94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #86945A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.4:1 and white text 3.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#86945A color

#86945A rgb(134, 148, 90)

Shades of green

The hex color #86945A is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 58% green and 35.3% blue (134, 148, 90).

Its hue angle is 74°, with 24% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 39% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Moss Green (#8A9A5B), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.4:1).

#86945A color codes

HEX	`#86945A`
RGB	`rgb(134, 148, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 58%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(74, 24%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(74, 39%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 39%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.96, -14.88, 29.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.96, 32.6, 117.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.267, 26.986, 13.707)`
Decimal	`8819802`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #86945A, 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 #86945A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#86945A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.4:1	Pass	Fail	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 #86945A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #86945a; }
.text { color: #86945a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #86945a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 148 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #86945a, #69945a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #86945A?: #86945A is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Moss Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #86945A?: The RGB value is 134, 148, 90: 134 red, 148 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #86945A?: The complementary color is #685A94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #86945A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.4:1 and white text 3.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.