What color is #86A076?

#86A076 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Succulent Greenhouse. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #86A076?

The RGB value is 134, 160, 118: 134 red, 160 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #86A076?

The complementary color is #9076A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #86A076?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.3:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#86A076 color

#86A076 rgb(134, 160, 118)

Shades of green

The hex color #86A076 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 62.7% green and 46.3% blue (134, 160, 118).

Its hue angle is 97°, with 18% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Succulent Greenhouse (#8BA477), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.3:1).

#86A076 color codes

HEX	`#86A076`
RGB	`rgb(134, 160, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 62.7%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(97, 18%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(97, 26%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 26%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.94, -17.06, 18.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.94, 25.53, 131.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.672, 31.518, 21.867)`
Decimal	`8822902`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #86A076, 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 #86A076	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#86A076 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.3:1	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 #86A076 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #86a076; }
.text { color: #86a076; }
.border { border: 2px solid #86a076; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 160 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #86a076, #76a07b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #86A076?: #86A076 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Succulent Greenhouse. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #86A076?: The RGB value is 134, 160, 118: 134 red, 160 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #86A076?: The complementary color is #9076A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #86A076?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.3:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.