What color is #86957D?

#86957D is a grayish green, closest to the named color Aloe Tip. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #86957D?

The RGB value is 134, 149, 125: 134 red, 149 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #86957D?

The complementary color is #8C7D95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #86957D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.61:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#86957D color

#86957D rgb(134, 149, 125)

Shades of green

The hex color #86957D is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 58.4% green and 49% blue (134, 149, 125).

Its hue angle is 97°, with 10% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Tip (#8A9480), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.61:1).

#86957D color codes

HEX	`#86957D`
RGB	`rgb(134, 149, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 58.4%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(97, 10%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(97, 16%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 16%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.93, -10.02, 10.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.93, 14.8, 132.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.28, 28.044, 23.532)`
Decimal	`8820093`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #86957D, 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 #86957D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#86957D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.61:1	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 #86957D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #86957d; }
.text { color: #86957d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #86957d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 149 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #86957d, #7d9580); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #86957D?: #86957D is a grayish green, closest to the named color Aloe Tip. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #86957D?: The RGB value is 134, 149, 125: 134 red, 149 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #86957D?: The complementary color is #8C7D95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #86957D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.61:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.