What color is #86B499?

#86B499 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Froggy Pond. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #86B499?

The RGB value is 134, 180, 153: 134 red, 180 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #86B499?

The complementary color is #B486A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #86B499?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#86B499 color

#86B499 rgb(134, 180, 153)

Shades of green

The hex color #86B499 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 70.6% green and 60% blue (134, 180, 153).

Its hue angle is 145°, with 23% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Froggy Pond (#7FBA9E), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9:1).

#86B499 color codes

HEX	`#86B499`
RGB	`rgb(134, 180, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 70.6%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(145, 23%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(145, 26%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 15%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.48, -20.96, 8.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.48, 22.75, 157.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.901, 40.01, 36.173)`
Decimal	`8828057`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #86B499, 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 #86B499	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#86B499 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9:1	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 #86B499 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #86b499; }
.text { color: #86b499; }
.border { border: 2px solid #86b499; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 180 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #86b499, #86b4b0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #86B499?: #86B499 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Froggy Pond. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #86B499?: The RGB value is 134, 180, 153: 134 red, 180 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #86B499?: The complementary color is #B486A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #86B499?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.