What color is #86A37D?

#86A37D is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mistletoe. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #86A37D?

The RGB value is 134, 163, 125: 134 red, 163 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #86A37D?

The complementary color is #9A7DA3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #86A37D?

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.

#86A37D color

#86A37D rgb(134, 163, 125)

Shades of green

The hex color #86A37D is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 63.9% green and 49% blue (134, 163, 125).

Its hue angle is 106°, with 17% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Mistletoe (#8AA282), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#86A37D color codes

HEX	`#86A37D`
RGB	`rgb(134, 163, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 63.9%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(106, 17%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(106, 23%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 23%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.95, -17.45, 16.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.95, 24.02, 136.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.63, 32.743, 24.315)`
Decimal	`8823677`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #86A37D, 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 #86A37D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#86A37D 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 #86A37D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #86a37d; }
.text { color: #86a37d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #86a37d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 163 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #86a37d, #7da387); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #86A37D?: #86A37D is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mistletoe. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #86A37D?: The RGB value is 134, 163, 125: 134 red, 163 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #86A37D?: The complementary color is #9A7DA3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #86A37D?: 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.