What color is #86B3AA?

#86B3AA 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 #86B3AA?

The RGB value is 134, 179, 170: 134 red, 179 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #86B3AA?

The complementary color is #B3868F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #86B3AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.04:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#86B3AA color

#86B3AA rgb(134, 179, 170)

Shades of teal

The hex color #86B3AA is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 70.2% green and 66.7% blue (134, 179, 170).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 23% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 30% 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 9.04:1).

#86B3AA color codes

HEX	`#86B3AA`
RGB	`rgb(134, 179, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 70.2%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 23%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 25%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 5%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.62, -16.9, -0.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.62, 16.9, 180.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.205, 40.209, 44.034)`
Decimal	`8827818`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #86B3AA, 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 #86B3AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#86B3AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.04:1	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 #86B3AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #86b3aa; }
.text { color: #86b3aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #86b3aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 179 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #86b3aa, #86a6b3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #86B3AA?: #86B3AA 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 #86B3AA?: The RGB value is 134, 179, 170: 134 red, 179 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #86B3AA?: The complementary color is #B3868F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #86B3AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.04:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.