What color is #86B095?

#86B095 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Catnip. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #86B095?

The RGB value is 134, 176, 149: 134 red, 176 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #86B095?

The complementary color is #B086A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #86B095?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.66:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#86B095 color

#86B095 rgb(134, 176, 149)

Shades of green

The hex color #86B095 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 69% green and 58.4% blue (134, 176, 149).

Its hue angle is 141°, with 21% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Catnip (#80AA95), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.66:1).

#86B095 color codes

HEX	`#86B095`
RGB	`rgb(134, 176, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 69%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(141, 21%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(141, 24%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 15%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.23, -19.71, 9.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.23, 21.79, 154.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.78, 38.288, 34.196)`
Decimal	`8827029`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #86B095, 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 #86B095	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#86B095 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.66:1	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 #86B095 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #86b095; }
.text { color: #86b095; }
.border { border: 2px solid #86b095; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 176 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #86b095, #86b0aa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #86B095?: #86B095 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Catnip. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #86B095?: The RGB value is 134, 176, 149: 134 red, 176 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #86B095?: The complementary color is #B086A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #86B095?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.66:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.