What color is #86A195?

#86A195 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 #86A195?

The RGB value is 134, 161, 149: 134 red, 161 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #86A195?

The complementary color is #A18692, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #86A195?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.55:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#86A195 color

#86A195 rgb(134, 161, 149)

Shades of gray

The hex color #86A195 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 63.1% green and 58.4% blue (134, 161, 149).

Its hue angle is 153°, with 13% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Japanese Bonsai (#829F96), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.55:1).

#86A195 color codes

HEX	`#86A195`
RGB	`rgb(134, 161, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 63.1%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(153, 13%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(153, 17%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 7%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.94, -11.87, 3.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.94, 12.28, 165.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28, 32.727, 33.27)`
Decimal	`8823189`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #86A195, 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 #86A195	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#86A195 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.55:1	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 #86A195 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #86a195; }
.text { color: #86a195; }
.border { border: 2px solid #86a195; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 161 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #86a195, #869fa1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #86A195?: #86A195 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 #86A195?: The RGB value is 134, 161, 149: 134 red, 161 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #86A195?: The complementary color is #A18692, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #86A195?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.55:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.