What color is #86B068?

#86B068 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Broccoli. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #86B068?

The RGB value is 134, 176, 104: 134 red, 176 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #86B068?

The complementary color is #9268B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #86B068?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.42:1 and white text 2.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#86B068 color

#86B068 rgb(134, 176, 104)

Shades of green

The hex color #86B068 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 69% green and 40.8% blue (134, 176, 104).

Its hue angle is 95°, with 31% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 41% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Broccoli (#87B364), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.42:1).

#86B068 color codes

HEX	`#86B068`
RGB	`rgb(134, 176, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 69%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(95, 31%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(95, 41%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 41%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.37, -27.22, 32.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.37, 42.3, 130.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.855, 37.118, 18.791)`
Decimal	`8826984`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #86B068, 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 #86B068	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#86B068 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.42:1	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 #86B068 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #86b068; }
.text { color: #86b068; }
.border { border: 2px solid #86b068; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 176 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #86b068, #68b06e); }

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Questions

What color is #86B068?: #86B068 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Broccoli. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #86B068?: The RGB value is 134, 176, 104: 134 red, 176 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #86B068?: The complementary color is #9268B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #86B068?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.42:1 and white text 2.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.