What color is #86ACA6?

#86ACA6 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 #86ACA6?

The RGB value is 134, 172, 166: 134 red, 172 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #86ACA6?

The complementary color is #AC868C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #86ACA6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.47:1 and white text 2.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#86ACA6 color

#86ACA6 rgb(134, 172, 166)

Shades of teal

The hex color #86ACA6 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 67.5% green and 65.1% blue (134, 172, 166).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 19% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Harbour Mist (#88AAAA), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.47:1).

#86ACA6 color codes

HEX	`#86ACA6`
RGB	`rgb(134, 172, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 67.5%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 19%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 22%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 3%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.52, -14.12, -1.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.52, 14.16, 184.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.465, 37.325, 41.616)`
Decimal	`8826022`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #86ACA6, 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 #86ACA6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#86ACA6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.47:1	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 #86ACA6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #86aca6; }
.text { color: #86aca6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #86aca6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 172 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #86aca6, #869fac); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #86ACA6?: #86ACA6 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 #86ACA6?: The RGB value is 134, 172, 166: 134 red, 172 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #86ACA6?: The complementary color is #AC868C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #86ACA6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.47:1 and white text 2.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.