What color is #86956B?

#86956B is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Bullfrog. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #86956B?

The RGB value is 134, 149, 107: 134 red, 149 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #86956B?

The complementary color is #7A6B95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #86956B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.52:1 and white text 3.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#86956B color

#86956B rgb(134, 149, 107)

Shades of green

The hex color #86956B is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 58.4% green and 42% blue (134, 149, 107).

Its hue angle is 81°, with 17% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Bullfrog (#8A966A), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.52:1).

#86956B color codes

HEX	`#86956B`
RGB	`rgb(134, 149, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 58.4%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(81, 17%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(81, 28%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 28%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.55, -13.01, 20.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.55, 24.25, 122.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.233, 27.625, 18.015)`
Decimal	`8820075`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #86956B, 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 #86956B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#86956B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.52:1	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 #86956B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #86956b; }
.text { color: #86956b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #86956b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 149 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #86956b, #71956b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #86956B?: #86956B is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Bullfrog. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #86956B?: The RGB value is 134, 149, 107: 134 red, 149 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #86956B?: The complementary color is #7A6B95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #86956B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.52:1 and white text 3.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.