What color is #86A085?

#86A085 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Basswood Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #86A085?

The RGB value is 134, 160, 133: 134 red, 160 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #86A085?

The complementary color is #9F85A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #86A085?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.38:1 and white text 2.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#86A085 color

#86A085 rgb(134, 160, 133)

Shades of green

The hex color #86A085 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 62.7% green and 52.2% blue (134, 160, 133).

Its hue angle is 118°, with 12% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Basswood Green (#839E83), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.38:1).

#86A085 color codes

HEX	`#86A085`
RGB	`rgb(134, 160, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 62.7%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(118, 12%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(118, 17%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 17%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.26, -14.45, 11.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.26, 18.22, 142.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.635, 31.903, 26.94)`
Decimal	`8822917`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #86A085, 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 #86A085	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#86A085 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.38:1	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 #86A085 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #86a085; }
.text { color: #86a085; }
.border { border: 2px solid #86a085; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 160 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #86a085, #85a091); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #86A085?: #86A085 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Basswood Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #86A085?: The RGB value is 134, 160, 133: 134 red, 160 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #86A085?: The complementary color is #9F85A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #86A085?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.38:1 and white text 2.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.