What color is #86B382?

#86B382 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Verde. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #86B382?

The RGB value is 134, 179, 130: 134 red, 179 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #86B382?

The complementary color is #AF82B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #86B382?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.78:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#86B382 color

#86B382 rgb(134, 179, 130)

Shades of green

The hex color #86B382 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 70.2% green and 51% blue (134, 179, 130).

Its hue angle is 115°, with 24% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Verde (#7FB383), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.78:1).

#86B382 color codes

HEX	`#86B382`
RGB	`rgb(134, 179, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 70.2%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(115, 24%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(115, 27%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 27%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.69, -24.7, 20.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.69, 31.97, 140.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.98, 38.919, 27.047)`
Decimal	`8827778`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #86B382, 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 #86B382	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#86B382 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.78:1	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 #86B382 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #86b382; }
.text { color: #86b382; }
.border { border: 2px solid #86b382; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 179 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #86b382, #82b396); }

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Questions

What color is #86B382?: #86B382 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Verde. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #86B382?: The RGB value is 134, 179, 130: 134 red, 179 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #86B382?: The complementary color is #AF82B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #86B382?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.78:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.