What color is #86A188?

#86A188 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 #86A188?

The RGB value is 134, 161, 136: 134 red, 161 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #86A188?

The complementary color is #A1869F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #86A188?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.47:1 and white text 2.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#86A188 color

#86A188 rgb(134, 161, 136)

Shades of green

The hex color #86A188 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 63.1% green and 53.3% blue (134, 161, 136).

Its hue angle is 124°, with 13% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Basswood Green (#839E83), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.47:1).

#86A188 color codes

HEX	`#86A188`
RGB	`rgb(134, 161, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 63.1%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(124, 13%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(124, 17%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 16%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.62, -14.42, 9.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.62, 17.51, 145.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.019, 32.335, 28.106)`
Decimal	`8823176`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #86A188, 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 #86A188	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#86A188 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.47:1	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 #86A188 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #86a188; }
.text { color: #86a188; }
.border { border: 2px solid #86a188; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 161 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #86a188, #86a195); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #86A188?: #86A188 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 #86A188?: The RGB value is 134, 161, 136: 134 red, 161 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #86A188?: The complementary color is #A1869F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #86A188?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.47:1 and white text 2.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.