What color is #86AA87?

#86AA87 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Verdant Haven. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #86AA87?

The RGB value is 134, 170, 135: 134 red, 170 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #86AA87?

The complementary color is #AA86A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #86AA87?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.11:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#86AA87 color

#86AA87 rgb(134, 170, 135)

Shades of green

The hex color #86AA87 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 66.7% green and 52.9% blue (134, 170, 135).

Its hue angle is 122°, with 17% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Verdant Haven (#84A97C), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.11:1).

#86AA87 color codes

HEX	`#86AA87`
RGB	`rgb(134, 170, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 66.7%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(122, 17%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(122, 21%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 21%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.19, -19.29, 14.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.19, 23.89, 143.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.578, 35.566, 28.276)`
Decimal	`8825479`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #86AA87, 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 #86AA87	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#86AA87 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.11:1	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 #86AA87 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #86aa87; }
.text { color: #86aa87; }
.border { border: 2px solid #86aa87; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 170 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #86aa87, #86aa99); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #86AA87?: #86AA87 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Verdant Haven. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #86AA87?: The RGB value is 134, 170, 135: 134 red, 170 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #86AA87?: The complementary color is #AA86A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #86AA87?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.11:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.