What color is #86A483?

#86A483 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mistletoe. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #86A483?

The RGB value is 134, 164, 131: 134 red, 164 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #86A483?

The complementary color is #A183A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #86A483?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.65:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#86A483 color

#86A483 rgb(134, 164, 131)

Shades of green

The hex color #86A483 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 64.3% green and 51.4% blue (134, 164, 131).

Its hue angle is 115°, with 15% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Mistletoe (#8AA282), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.65:1).

#86A483 color codes

HEX	`#86A483`
RGB	`rgb(134, 164, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 64.3%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(115, 15%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(115, 20%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 20%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.37, -16.91, 13.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.37, 21.81, 140.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.203, 33.257, 26.454)`
Decimal	`8823939`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #86A483, 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 #86A483	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#86A483 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.65:1	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 #86A483 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #86a483; }
.text { color: #86a483; }
.border { border: 2px solid #86a483; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 164 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #86a483, #83a490); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #86A483?: #86A483 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mistletoe. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #86A483?: The RGB value is 134, 164, 131: 134 red, 164 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #86A483?: The complementary color is #A183A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #86A483?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.65:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.