What color is #86A5A3?

#86A5A3 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Harbour Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #86A5A3?

The RGB value is 134, 165, 163: 134 red, 165 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #86A5A3?

The complementary color is #A58688, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #86A5A3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.92:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#86A5A3 color

#86A5A3 rgb(134, 165, 163)

Shades of gray

The hex color #86A5A3 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 64.7% green and 63.9% blue (134, 165, 163).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 15% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Harbour Mist (#88AAAA), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.92:1).

#86A5A3 color codes

HEX	`#86A5A3`
RGB	`rgb(134, 165, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 64.7%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 15%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 19%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 1%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.45, -11.05, -2.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.45, 11.33, 192.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.896, 34.622, 39.751)`
Decimal	`8824227`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #86A5A3, 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 #86A5A3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#86A5A3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.92:1	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 #86A5A3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #86a5a3; }
.text { color: #86a5a3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #86a5a3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 165 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #86a5a3, #8698a5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #86A5A3?: #86A5A3 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Harbour Mist. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #86A5A3?: The RGB value is 134, 165, 163: 134 red, 165 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #86A5A3?: The complementary color is #A58688, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #86A5A3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.92:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.