What color is #86A897?

#86A897 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Catnip. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #86A897?

The RGB value is 134, 168, 151: 134 red, 168 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #86A897?

The complementary color is #A88697, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #86A897?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.06:1 and white text 2.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#86A897 color

#86A897 rgb(134, 168, 151)

Shades of green

The hex color #86A897 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 65.9% green and 59.2% blue (134, 168, 151).

Its hue angle is 150°, with 16% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Catnip (#80AA95), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.06:1).

#86A897 color codes

HEX	`#86A897`
RGB	`rgb(134, 168, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 65.9%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(150, 16%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(150, 20%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 10%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.99, -15.17, 4.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.99, 15.96, 161.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.419, 35.307, 34.537)`
Decimal	`8824983`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #86A897, 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 #86A897	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#86A897 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.06:1	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 #86A897 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #86a897; }
.text { color: #86a897; }
.border { border: 2px solid #86a897; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 168 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #86a897, #86a8a8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #86A897?: #86A897 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Catnip. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #86A897?: The RGB value is 134, 168, 151: 134 red, 168 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #86A897?: The complementary color is #A88697, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #86A897?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.06:1 and white text 2.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.