What color is #86B1A8?

#86B1A8 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Treetop. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #86B1A8?

The RGB value is 134, 177, 168: 134 red, 177 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #86B1A8?

The complementary color is #B1868F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #86B1A8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.87:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#86B1A8 color

#86B1A8 rgb(134, 177, 168)

Shades of teal

The hex color #86B1A8 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 69.4% green and 65.9% blue (134, 177, 168).

Its hue angle is 167°, with 22% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Treetop (#91B6AC), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.87:1).

#86B1A8 color codes

HEX	`#86B1A8`
RGB	`rgb(134, 177, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 69.4%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(167, 22%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(167, 24%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 5%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69, -16.3, -0.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69, 16.3, 180.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.619, 39.338, 42.913)`
Decimal	`8827304`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #86B1A8, 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 #86B1A8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#86B1A8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.87:1	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 #86B1A8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #86b1a8; }
.text { color: #86b1a8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #86b1a8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 177 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #86b1a8, #86a5b1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #86B1A8?: #86B1A8 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Treetop. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #86B1A8?: The RGB value is 134, 177, 168: 134 red, 177 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #86B1A8?: The complementary color is #B1868F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #86B1A8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.87:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.