What color is #86B4A6?

#86B4A6 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Lichen. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #86B4A6?

The RGB value is 134, 180, 166: 134 red, 180 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #86B4A6?

The complementary color is #B48694, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #86B4A6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.09:1 and white text 2.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#86B4A6 color

#86B4A6 rgb(134, 180, 166)

Shades of green

The hex color #86B4A6 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 70.6% green and 65.1% blue (134, 180, 166).

Its hue angle is 162°, with 23% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Lichen (#8EBAA6), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.09:1).

#86B4A6 color codes

HEX	`#86B4A6`
RGB	`rgb(134, 180, 166)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 70.6%, 65.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(162, 23%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(162, 26%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 8%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.8, -18.28, 2.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.8, 18.41, 173.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.034, 40.463, 42.139)`
Decimal	`8828070`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #86B4A6, 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 #86B4A6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#86B4A6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.09:1	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 #86B4A6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #86b4a6; }
.text { color: #86b4a6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #86b4a6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 180 166 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #86b4a6, #86abb4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #86B4A6?: #86B4A6 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Lichen. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #86B4A6?: The RGB value is 134, 180, 166: 134 red, 180 green and 166 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #86B4A6?: The complementary color is #B48694, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #86B4A6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.09:1 and white text 2.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.