What color is #86B360?

#86B360 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Broccoli. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #86B360?

The RGB value is 134, 179, 96: 134 red, 179 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #86B360?

The complementary color is #8D60B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #86B360?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.63:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#86B360 color

#86B360 rgb(134, 179, 96)

Shades of green

The hex color #86B360 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 70.2% green and 37.6% blue (134, 179, 96).

Its hue angle is 93°, with 35% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 46% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Broccoli (#87B364), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.63:1).

#86B360 color codes

HEX	`#86B360`
RGB	`rgb(134, 179, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 70.2%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(93, 35%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(93, 46%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 46%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.13, -29.7, 37.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.13, 47.81, 128.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.062, 38.152, 16.95)`
Decimal	`8827744`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #86B360, 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 #86B360	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#86B360 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.63:1	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 #86B360 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #86b360; }
.text { color: #86b360; }
.border { border: 2px solid #86b360; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 179 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #86b360, #60b364); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Matcha.

Questions

What color is #86B360?: #86B360 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Broccoli. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #86B360?: The RGB value is 134, 179, 96: 134 red, 179 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #86B360?: The complementary color is #8D60B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #86B360?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.63:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.