What color is #86A488?

#86A488 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Basswood Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #86A488?

The RGB value is 134, 164, 136: 134 red, 164 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #86A488?

The complementary color is #A486A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #86A488?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.68:1 and white text 2.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#86A488 color

#86A488 rgb(134, 164, 136)

Shades of green

The hex color #86A488 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 64.3% green and 53.3% blue (134, 164, 136).

Its hue angle is 124°, with 14% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Basswood Green (#839E83), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.68:1).

#86A488 color codes

HEX	`#86A488`
RGB	`rgb(134, 164, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 64.3%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(124, 14%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(124, 18%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 17%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.48, -16, 11.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.48, 19.5, 145.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.55, 33.396, 28.282)`
Decimal	`8823944`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #86A488, 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 #86A488	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#86A488 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.68:1	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 #86A488 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #86a488; }
.text { color: #86a488; }
.border { border: 2px solid #86a488; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 164 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #86a488, #86a497); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #86A488?: #86A488 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Basswood Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #86A488?: The RGB value is 134, 164, 136: 134 red, 164 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #86A488?: The complementary color is #A486A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #86A488?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.68:1 and white text 2.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.