What color is #86A696?

#86A696 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Envy. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #86A696?

The RGB value is 134, 166, 150: 134 red, 166 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #86A696?

The complementary color is #A68696, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #86A696?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.91:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#86A696 color

#86A696 rgb(134, 166, 150)

Shades of green

The hex color #86A696 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 65.1% green and 58.8% blue (134, 166, 150).

Its hue angle is 150°, with 15% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Envy (#8BA58F), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.91:1).

#86A696 color codes

HEX	`#86A696`
RGB	`rgb(134, 166, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 65.1%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(150, 15%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(150, 19%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 10%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.39, -14.33, 4.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.39, 15.06, 161.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.971, 34.542, 33.989)`
Decimal	`8824470`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #86A696, 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 #86A696	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#86A696 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.91:1	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 #86A696 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #86a696; }
.text { color: #86a696; }
.border { border: 2px solid #86a696; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 166 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #86a696, #86a6a6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #86A696?: #86A696 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Envy. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #86A696?: The RGB value is 134, 166, 150: 134 red, 166 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #86A696?: The complementary color is #A68696, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #86A696?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.91:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.