What color is #86AAA4?

#86AAA4 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Harbour Mist. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #86AAA4?

The RGB value is 134, 170, 164: 134 red, 170 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #86AAA4?

The complementary color is #AA868C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #86AAA4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.3:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#86AAA4 color

#86AAA4 rgb(134, 170, 164)

Shades of teal

The hex color #86AAA4 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 66.7% green and 64.3% blue (134, 170, 164).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 17% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Harbour Mist (#88AAAA), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.3:1).

#86AAA4 color codes

HEX	`#86AAA4`
RGB	`rgb(134, 170, 164)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 66.7%, 64.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 17%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 21%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 4%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.9, -13.5, -0.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.9, 13.53, 184)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.905, 36.497, 40.531)`
Decimal	`8825508`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #86AAA4, 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 #86AAA4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#86AAA4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.3:1	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 #86AAA4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #86aaa4; }
.text { color: #86aaa4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #86aaa4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 170 164 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #86aaa4, #869eaa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #86AAA4?: #86AAA4 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Harbour Mist. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #86AAA4?: The RGB value is 134, 170, 164: 134 red, 170 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #86AAA4?: The complementary color is #AA868C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #86AAA4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.3:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.