What color is #86B795?

#86B795 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Neptune Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #86B795?

The RGB value is 134, 183, 149: 134 red, 183 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #86B795?

The complementary color is #B786A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #86B795?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.22:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#86B795 color

#86B795 rgb(134, 183, 149)

Shades of green

The hex color #86B795 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 71.8% green and 58.4% blue (134, 183, 149).

Its hue angle is 138°, with 25% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Neptune Green (#7FBB9E), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.22:1).

#86B795 color codes

HEX	`#86B795`
RGB	`rgb(134, 183, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 71.8%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(138, 25%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(138, 27%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 19%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.25, -23.25, 12.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.25, 26.22, 152.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.188, 41.104, 34.666)`
Decimal	`8828821`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #86B795, 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 #86B795	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#86B795 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.22:1	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 #86B795 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #86b795; }
.text { color: #86b795; }
.border { border: 2px solid #86b795; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 183 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #86b795, #86b7ae); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #86B795?: #86B795 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Neptune Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #86B795?: The RGB value is 134, 183, 149: 134 red, 183 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #86B795?: The complementary color is #B786A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #86B795?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.22:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.