What color is #86A09D?

#86A09D is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Japanese Bonsai. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #86A09D?

The RGB value is 134, 160, 157: 134 red, 160 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #86A09D?

The complementary color is #A08689, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #86A09D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.53:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#86A09D color

#86A09D rgb(134, 160, 157)

Shades of gray

The hex color #86A09D is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 62.7% green and 61.6% blue (134, 160, 157).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 12% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Japanese Bonsai (#829F96), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.53:1).

#86A09D color codes

HEX	`#86A09D`
RGB	`rgb(134, 160, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 62.7%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 12%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 16%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 2%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.87, -9.66, -1.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.87, 9.77, 188.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.487, 32.643, 36.692)`
Decimal	`8822941`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #86A09D, 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 #86A09D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#86A09D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.53:1	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 #86A09D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #86a09d; }
.text { color: #86a09d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #86a09d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 160 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #86a09d, #8696a0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #86A09D?: #86A09D is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Japanese Bonsai. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #86A09D?: The RGB value is 134, 160, 157: 134 red, 160 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #86A09D?: The complementary color is #A08689, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #86A09D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.53:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.