What color is #86A481?

#86A481 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mistletoe. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #86A481?

The RGB value is 134, 164, 129: 134 red, 164 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #86A481?

The complementary color is #9F81A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #86A481?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.64:1 and white text 2.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#86A481 color

#86A481 rgb(134, 164, 129)

Shades of green

The hex color #86A481 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 64.3% green and 50.6% blue (134, 164, 129).

Its hue angle is 111°, with 16% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Mistletoe (#8AA282), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.64:1).

#86A481 color codes

HEX	`#86A481`
RGB	`rgb(134, 164, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 64.3%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(111, 16%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(111, 21%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 21%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.33, -17.27, 14.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.33, 22.75, 139.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.069, 33.204, 25.747)`
Decimal	`8823937`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #86A481, 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 #86A481	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#86A481 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.64:1	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 #86A481 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #86a481; }
.text { color: #86a481; }
.border { border: 2px solid #86a481; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 164 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #86a481, #81a48e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #86A481?: #86A481 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mistletoe. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #86A481?: The RGB value is 134, 164, 129: 134 red, 164 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #86A481?: The complementary color is #9F81A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #86A481?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.64:1 and white text 2.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.