What color is #86A582?

#86A582 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mistletoe. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #86A582?

The RGB value is 134, 165, 130: 134 red, 165 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #86A582?

The complementary color is #A182A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #86A582?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.72:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#86A582 color

#86A582 rgb(134, 165, 130)

Shades of green

The hex color #86A582 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 64.7% green and 51% blue (134, 165, 130).

Its hue angle is 113°, with 16% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Mistletoe (#8AA282), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.72:1).

#86A582 color codes

HEX	`#86A582`
RGB	`rgb(134, 165, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 64.7%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(113, 16%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(113, 21%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 21%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.64, -17.61, 14.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.64, 22.94, 140.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.315, 33.59, 26.159)`
Decimal	`8824194`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #86A582, 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 #86A582	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#86A582 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.72:1	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 #86A582 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #86a582; }
.text { color: #86a582; }
.border { border: 2px solid #86a582; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 165 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #86a582, #82a58f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #86A582?: #86A582 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mistletoe. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #86A582?: The RGB value is 134, 165, 130: 134 red, 165 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #86A582?: The complementary color is #A182A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #86A582?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.72:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.