What color is #86A68F?

#86A68F is a grayish green, closest to the named color OMGreen. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #86A68F?

The RGB value is 134, 166, 143: 134 red, 166 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #86A68F?

The complementary color is #A6869D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #86A68F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.86:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#86A68F color

#86A68F rgb(134, 166, 143)

Shades of green

The hex color #86A68F is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 65.1% green and 56.1% blue (134, 166, 143).

Its hue angle is 137°, 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 7.86:1).

#86A68F color codes

HEX	`#86A68F`
RGB	`rgb(134, 166, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 65.1%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(137, 15%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(137, 19%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 14%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.22, -15.71, 8.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.22, 17.77, 152.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.424, 34.323, 31.109)`
Decimal	`8824463`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #86A68F, 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 #86A68F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#86A68F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.86:1	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 #86A68F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #86a68f; }
.text { color: #86a68f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #86a68f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 166 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #86a68f, #86a69f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #86A68F?: #86A68F is a grayish green, closest to the named color OMGreen. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #86A68F?: The RGB value is 134, 166, 143: 134 red, 166 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #86A68F?: The complementary color is #A6869D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #86A68F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.86:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.