What color is #86AA59?

#86AA59 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 #86AA59?

The RGB value is 134, 170, 89: 134 red, 170 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #86AA59?

The complementary color is #7D59AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #86AA59?

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.

#86AA59 color

#86AA59 rgb(134, 170, 89)

Shades of green

The hex color #86AA59 is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 66.7% green and 34.9% blue (134, 170, 89).

Its hue angle is 87°, with 32% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 48% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Matcha (#8BA85F), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#86AA59 color codes

HEX	`#86AA59`
RGB	`rgb(134, 170, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 66.7%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(87, 32%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(87, 48%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 48%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.39, -26.2, 37.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.39, 45.84, 124.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.009, 34.539, 14.746)`
Decimal	`8825433`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #86AA59, 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 #86AA59	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#86AA59 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 #86AA59 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #86aa59; }
.text { color: #86aa59; }
.border { border: 2px solid #86aa59; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 170 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #86aa59, #5eaa59); }

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Questions

What color is #86AA59?: #86AA59 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 #86AA59?: The RGB value is 134, 170, 89: 134 red, 170 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #86AA59?: The complementary color is #7D59AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #86AA59?: 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.