What color is #86ABAF?

#86ABAF is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Stormy Waters. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #86ABAF?

The RGB value is 134, 171, 175: 134 red, 171 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #86ABAF?

The complementary color is #AF8A86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #86ABAF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.46:1 and white text 2.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#86ABAF color

#86ABAF rgb(134, 171, 175)

Shades of teal

The hex color #86ABAF is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 67.1% green and 68.6% blue (134, 171, 175).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 20% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Waters (#84A9B0), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.46:1).

#86ABAF color codes

HEX	`#86ABAF`
RGB	`rgb(134, 171, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 67.1%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 20%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 23%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 2%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.49, -11.58, -6.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.49, 13.12, 208.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.13, 37.288, 46.054)`
Decimal	`8825775`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #86ABAF, 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 #86ABAF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#86ABAF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.46:1	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 #86ABAF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #86abaf; }
.text { color: #86abaf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #86abaf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 171 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #86abaf, #8697af); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #86ABAF?: #86ABAF is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Stormy Waters. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #86ABAF?: The RGB value is 134, 171, 175: 134 red, 171 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #86ABAF?: The complementary color is #AF8A86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #86ABAF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.46:1 and white text 2.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.