What color is #86A58E?

#86A58E is a grayish green, closest to the named color OMGreen. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #86A58E?

The RGB value is 134, 165, 142: 134 red, 165 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #86A58E?

The complementary color is #A5869D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #86A58E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.79:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#86A58E color

#86A58E rgb(134, 165, 142)

Shades of green

The hex color #86A58E is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 64.7% green and 55.7% blue (134, 165, 142).

Its hue angle is 135°, with 15% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is OMGreen (#8CA891), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.79:1).

#86A58E color codes

HEX	`#86A58E`
RGB	`rgb(134, 165, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 64.7%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(135, 15%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(135, 19%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 14%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.91, -15.38, 8.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.91, 17.54, 151.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.168, 33.931, 30.651)`
Decimal	`8824206`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #86A58E, 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 #86A58E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#86A58E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.79:1	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 #86A58E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #86a58e; }
.text { color: #86a58e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #86a58e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 165 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #86a58e, #86a59e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #86A58E?: #86A58E is a grayish green, closest to the named color OMGreen. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #86A58E?: The RGB value is 134, 165, 142: 134 red, 165 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #86A58E?: The complementary color is #A5869D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #86A58E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.79:1 and white text 2.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.