What color is #86AE82?

#86AE82 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Verdant Haven. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #86AE82?

The RGB value is 134, 174, 130: 134 red, 174 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #86AE82?

The complementary color is #AA82AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #86AE82?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.39:1 and white text 2.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#86AE82 color

#86AE82 rgb(134, 174, 130)

Shades of green

The hex color #86AE82 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 68.2% green and 51% blue (134, 174, 130).

Its hue angle is 115°, with 21% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Verdant Haven (#84A97C), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.39:1).

#86AE82 color codes

HEX	`#86AE82`
RGB	`rgb(134, 174, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 68.2%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(115, 21%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(115, 25%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 25%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.24, -22.2, 18.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.24, 28.78, 140.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.996, 36.951, 26.719)`
Decimal	`8826498`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #86AE82, 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 #86AE82	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#86AE82 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.39:1	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 #86AE82 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #86ae82; }
.text { color: #86ae82; }
.border { border: 2px solid #86ae82; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 174 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #86ae82, #82ae94); }

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Questions

What color is #86AE82?: #86AE82 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Verdant Haven. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #86AE82?: The RGB value is 134, 174, 130: 134 red, 174 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #86AE82?: The complementary color is #AA82AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #86AE82?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.39:1 and white text 2.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.