What color is #86AC91?

#86AC91 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Catnip. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #86AC91?

The RGB value is 134, 172, 145: 134 red, 172 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #86AC91?

The complementary color is #AC86A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #86AC91?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.32:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#86AC91 color

#86AC91 rgb(134, 172, 145)

Shades of green

The hex color #86AC91 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 67.5% green and 56.9% blue (134, 172, 145).

Its hue angle is 137°, with 19% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Catnip (#80AA95), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.32:1).

#86AC91 color codes

HEX	`#86AC91`
RGB	`rgb(134, 172, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 67.5%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(137, 19%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(137, 22%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 16%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.99, -18.44, 9.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.99, 20.84, 152.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.693, 36.617, 32.286)`
Decimal	`8826001`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #86AC91, 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 #86AC91	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#86AC91 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.32:1	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 #86AC91 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #86ac91; }
.text { color: #86ac91; }
.border { border: 2px solid #86ac91; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 172 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #86ac91, #86aca4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #86AC91?: #86AC91 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Catnip. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #86AC91?: The RGB value is 134, 172, 145: 134 red, 172 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #86AC91?: The complementary color is #AC86A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #86AC91?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.32:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.