What color is #86A95D?

#86A95D is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Matcha. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #86A95D?

The RGB value is 134, 169, 93: 134 red, 169 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #86A95D?

The complementary color is #805DA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #86A95D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.85:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#86A95D color

#86A95D rgb(134, 169, 93)

Shades of green

The hex color #86A95D is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 66.3% green and 36.5% blue (134, 169, 93).

Its hue angle is 88°, with 31% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 45% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Matcha (#8BA85F), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.85:1).

#86A95D color codes

HEX	`#86A95D`
RGB	`rgb(134, 169, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 66.3%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(88, 31%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(88, 45%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 45%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.15, -25.22, 35.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.15, 43.36, 125.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.995, 34.234, 15.592)`
Decimal	`8825181`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #86A95D, 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 #86A95D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#86A95D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.85:1	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 #86A95D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #86a95d; }
.text { color: #86a95d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #86a95d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 169 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #86a95d, #60a95d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #86A95D?: #86A95D is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Matcha. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #86A95D?: The RGB value is 134, 169, 93: 134 red, 169 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #86A95D?: The complementary color is #805DA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #86A95D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.85:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.