What color is #86AB78?

#86AB78 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 #86AB78?

The RGB value is 134, 171, 120: 134 red, 171 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #86AB78?

The complementary color is #9D78AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #86AB78?

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.

#86AB78 color

#86AB78 rgb(134, 171, 120)

Shades of green

The hex color #86AB78 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 67.1% green and 47.1% blue (134, 171, 120).

Its hue angle is 104°, with 23% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Lush Fields (#88AA77), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#86AB78 color codes

HEX	`#86AB78`
RGB	`rgb(134, 171, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 67.1%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(104, 23%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(104, 30%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 30%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.17, -22.37, 22.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.17, 31.57, 135.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.784, 35.55, 23.164)`
Decimal	`8825720`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #86AB78, 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 #86AB78	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#86AB78 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 #86AB78 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #86ab78; }
.text { color: #86ab78; }
.border { border: 2px solid #86ab78; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 171 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #86ab78, #78ab84); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #86AB78?: #86AB78 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 #86AB78?: The RGB value is 134, 171, 120: 134 red, 171 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #86AB78?: The complementary color is #9D78AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #86AB78?: 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.