What color is #86A265?

#86A265 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Buckingham Gardens. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #86A265?

The RGB value is 134, 162, 101: 134 red, 162 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #86A265?

The complementary color is #8165A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #86A265?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.37:1 and white text 2.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#86A265 color

#86A265 rgb(134, 162, 101)

Shades of green

The hex color #86A265 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 63.5% green and 39.6% blue (134, 162, 101).

Its hue angle is 88°, with 25% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 38% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Buckingham Gardens (#89A068), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.37:1).

#86A265 color codes

HEX	`#86A265`
RGB	`rgb(134, 162, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 63.5%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(88, 25%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(88, 38%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 38%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.22, -20.67, 28.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.22, 35.29, 125.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.1, 31.848, 17.134)`
Decimal	`8823397`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #86A265, 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 #86A265	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#86A265 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.37:1	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 #86A265 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #86a265; }
.text { color: #86a265; }
.border { border: 2px solid #86a265; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 162 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #86a265, #68a265); }

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Questions

What color is #86A265?: #86A265 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Buckingham Gardens. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #86A265?: The RGB value is 134, 162, 101: 134 red, 162 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #86A265?: The complementary color is #8165A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #86A265?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.37:1 and white text 2.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.