What color is #86ADA9?

#86ADA9 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 #86ADA9?

The RGB value is 134, 173, 169: 134 red, 173 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #86ADA9?

The complementary color is #AD868A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #86ADA9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.56:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#86ADA9 color

#86ADA9 rgb(134, 173, 169)

Shades of teal

The hex color #86ADA9 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 67.8% green and 66.3% blue (134, 173, 169).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 19% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Harbour Mist (#88AAAA), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.56:1).

#86ADA9 color codes

HEX	`#86ADA9`
RGB	`rgb(134, 173, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 67.8%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 19%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 23%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 2%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.89, -13.98, -2.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.89, 14.17, 189.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.934, 37.819, 43.146)`
Decimal	`8826281`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #86ADA9, 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 #86ADA9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#86ADA9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.56:1	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 #86ADA9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #86ada9; }
.text { color: #86ada9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #86ada9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 173 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #86ada9, #869ead); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #86ADA9?: #86ADA9 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 #86ADA9?: The RGB value is 134, 173, 169: 134 red, 173 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #86ADA9?: The complementary color is #AD868A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #86ADA9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.56:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.