What color is #86B87C?

#86B87C is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Verde. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #86B87C?

The RGB value is 134, 184, 124: 134 red, 184 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #86B87C?

The complementary color is #AE7CB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #86B87C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.16:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#86B87C color

#86B87C rgb(134, 184, 124)

Shades of green

The hex color #86B87C is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 72.2% green and 48.6% blue (134, 184, 124).

Its hue angle is 110°, with 30% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Verde (#7FB383), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.16:1).

#86B87C color codes

HEX	`#86B87C`
RGB	`rgb(134, 184, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 72.2%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(110, 30%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(110, 33%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 33%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.04, -28.13, 25.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.04, 37.86, 137.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.609, 40.803, 25.328)`
Decimal	`8829052`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #86B87C, 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 #86B87C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#86B87C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.16:1	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 #86B87C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #86b87c; }
.text { color: #86b87c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #86b87c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 184 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #86b87c, #7cb890); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #86B87C?: #86B87C is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Verde. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #86B87C?: The RGB value is 134, 184, 124: 134 red, 184 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #86B87C?: The complementary color is #AE7CB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #86B87C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.16:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.