What color is #86A791?

#86A791 is a grayish green, closest to the named color OMGreen. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #86A791?

The RGB value is 134, 167, 145: 134 red, 167 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #86A791?

The complementary color is #A7869C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #86A791?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.95:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#86A791 color

#86A791 rgb(134, 167, 145)

Shades of green

The hex color #86A791 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 65.5% green and 56.9% blue (134, 167, 145).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 16% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is OMGreen (#8CA891), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.95:1).

#86A791 color codes

HEX	`#86A791`
RGB	`rgb(134, 167, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 65.5%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 16%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 20%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 13%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.55, -15.85, 7.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.55, 17.61, 154.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.76, 34.749, 31.975)`
Decimal	`8824721`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #86A791, 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 #86A791	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#86A791 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.95:1	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 #86A791 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #86a791; }
.text { color: #86a791; }
.border { border: 2px solid #86a791; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 167 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #86a791, #86a7a2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #86A791?: #86A791 is a grayish green, closest to the named color OMGreen. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #86A791?: The RGB value is 134, 167, 145: 134 red, 167 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #86A791?: The complementary color is #A7869C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #86A791?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.95:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.