What color is #86B28E?

#86B28E is a grayish green, closest to the named color Green Goddess. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #86B28E?

The RGB value is 134, 178, 142: 134 red, 178 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #86B28E?

The complementary color is #B286AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #86B28E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.77:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#86B28E color

#86B28E rgb(134, 178, 142)

Shades of green

The hex color #86B28E is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 69.8% green and 55.7% blue (134, 178, 142).

Its hue angle is 131°, with 22% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Green Goddess (#76AD83), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.77:1).

#86B28E color codes

HEX	`#86B28E`
RGB	`rgb(134, 178, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 69.8%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(131, 22%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(131, 25%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 20%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.65, -22.06, 13.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.65, 25.98, 148.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.633, 38.861, 31.473)`
Decimal	`8827534`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #86B28E, 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 #86B28E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#86B28E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.77:1	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 #86B28E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #86b28e; }
.text { color: #86b28e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #86b28e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 178 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #86b28e, #86b2a4); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #86B28E?: #86B28E is a grayish green, closest to the named color Green Goddess. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #86B28E?: The RGB value is 134, 178, 142: 134 red, 178 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #86B28E?: The complementary color is #B286AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #86B28E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.77:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.