What color is #86A281?

#86A281 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mistletoe. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #86A281?

The RGB value is 134, 162, 129: 134 red, 162 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #86A281?

The complementary color is #9D81A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #86A281?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.5:1 and white text 2.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#86A281 color

#86A281 rgb(134, 162, 129)

Shades of green

The hex color #86A281 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 63.5% green and 50.6% blue (134, 162, 129).

Its hue angle is 111°, with 15% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Mistletoe (#8AA282), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.5:1).

#86A281 color codes

HEX	`#86A281`
RGB	`rgb(134, 162, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 63.5%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(111, 15%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(111, 20%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 20%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.75, -16.23, 14.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.75, 21.44, 139.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.713, 32.493, 25.629)`
Decimal	`8823425`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #86A281, 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 #86A281	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#86A281 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.5:1	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 #86A281 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #86a281; }
.text { color: #86a281; }
.border { border: 2px solid #86a281; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 162 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #86a281, #81a28c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #86A281?: #86A281 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mistletoe. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #86A281?: The RGB value is 134, 162, 129: 134 red, 162 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #86A281?: The complementary color is #9D81A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #86A281?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.5:1 and white text 2.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.