What color is #86ABA9?

#86ABA9 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Harbour Mist. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #86ABA9?

The RGB value is 134, 171, 169: 134 red, 171 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #86ABA9?

The complementary color is #AB8688, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #86ABA9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.41:1 and white text 2.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#86ABA9 color

#86ABA9 rgb(134, 171, 169)

Shades of teal

The hex color #86ABA9 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 67.1% green and 66.3% blue (134, 171, 169).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 18% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Harbour Mist (#88AAAA), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.41:1).

#86ABA9 color codes

HEX	`#86ABA9`
RGB	`rgb(134, 171, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 67.1%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 18%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 22%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 1%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.32, -12.93, -3.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.32, 13.29, 193.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.554, 37.058, 43.019)`
Decimal	`8825769`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #86ABA9, 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 #86ABA9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#86ABA9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.41:1	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 #86ABA9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #86aba9; }
.text { color: #86aba9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #86aba9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 171 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #86aba9, #869bab); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #86ABA9?: #86ABA9 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Harbour Mist. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #86ABA9?: The RGB value is 134, 171, 169: 134 red, 171 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #86ABA9?: The complementary color is #AB8688, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #86ABA9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.41:1 and white text 2.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.