What color is #86998B?

#86998B is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mother Earth. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #86998B?

The RGB value is 134, 153, 139: 134 red, 153 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #86998B?

The complementary color is #998694, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #86998B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.94:1 and white text 3.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#86998B color

#86998B rgb(134, 153, 139)

Shades of gray

The hex color #86998B is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 60% green and 54.5% blue (134, 153, 139).

Its hue angle is 136°, with 9% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Mother Earth (#849C8D), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.94:1).

#86998B color codes

HEX	`#86998B`
RGB	`rgb(134, 153, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 60%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(136, 9%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(136, 12%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 9%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.41, -9.57, 5.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.41, 10.84, 152)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.882, 29.714, 28.793)`
Decimal	`8821131`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #86998B, 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 #86998B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#86998B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.94:1	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 #86998B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #86998b; }
.text { color: #86998b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #86998b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 153 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #86998b, #869994); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #86998B?: #86998B is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mother Earth. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #86998B?: The RGB value is 134, 153, 139: 134 red, 153 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #86998B?: The complementary color is #998694, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #86998B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.94:1 and white text 3.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.