What color is #86A977?

#86A977 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Lush Fields. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #86A977?

The RGB value is 134, 169, 119: 134 red, 169 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #86A977?

The complementary color is #9A77A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #86A977?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.96:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#86A977 color

#86A977 rgb(134, 169, 119)

Shades of green

The hex color #86A977 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 66.3% green and 46.7% blue (134, 169, 119).

Its hue angle is 102°, with 23% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Lush Fields (#88AA77), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.96:1).

#86A977 color codes

HEX	`#86A977`
RGB	`rgb(134, 169, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 66.3%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(102, 23%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(102, 30%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 30%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.57, -21.52, 22.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.57, 30.79, 134.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.348, 34.776, 22.721)`
Decimal	`8825207`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #86A977, 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 #86A977	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#86A977 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.96:1	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 #86A977 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #86a977; }
.text { color: #86a977; }
.border { border: 2px solid #86a977; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 169 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #86a977, #77a981); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #86A977?: #86A977 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Lush Fields. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #86A977?: The RGB value is 134, 169, 119: 134 red, 169 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #86A977?: The complementary color is #9A77A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #86A977?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.96:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.