What color is #86B4BF?

#86B4BF is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Open Seas. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #86B4BF?

The RGB value is 134, 180, 191: 134 red, 180 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #86B4BF?

The complementary color is #BF9186, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #86B4BF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.29:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#86B4BF color

#86B4BF rgb(134, 180, 191)

Shades of teal

The hex color #86B4BF is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 70.6% green and 74.9% blue (134, 180, 191).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 31% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Open Seas (#83AFBC), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.29:1).

#86B4BF color codes

HEX	`#86B4BF`
RGB	`rgb(134, 180, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 70.6%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 31%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 30%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 6%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.5, -12.6, -10.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.5, 16.42, 219.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.554, 41.471, 55.411)`
Decimal	`8828095`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #86B4BF, 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 #86B4BF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#86B4BF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.29:1	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 #86B4BF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #86b4bf; }
.text { color: #86b4bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #86b4bf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 180 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #86b4bf, #8698bf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sky Blue.

Questions

What color is #86B4BF?: #86B4BF is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Open Seas. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #86B4BF?: The RGB value is 134, 180, 191: 134 red, 180 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #86B4BF?: The complementary color is #BF9186, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #86B4BF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.29:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.