What color is #86B8AE?

#86B8AE is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Mintnight. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #86B8AE?

The RGB value is 134, 184, 174: 134 red, 184 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #86B8AE?

The complementary color is #B88690, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #86B8AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.48:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#86B8AE color

#86B8AE rgb(134, 184, 174)

Shades of teal

The hex color #86B8AE is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 72.2% green and 68.2% blue (134, 184, 174).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 26% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Mintnight (#7CBBAE), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.48:1).

#86B8AE color codes

HEX	`#86B8AE`
RGB	`rgb(134, 184, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 72.2%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 26%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 27%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 5%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.15, -18.59, -0.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.15, 18.6, 180.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.61, 42.404, 46.397)`
Decimal	`8829102`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #86B8AE, 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 #86B8AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#86B8AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.48:1	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 #86B8AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #86b8ae; }
.text { color: #86b8ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #86b8ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 184 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #86b8ae, #86a9b8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #86B8AE?: #86B8AE is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Mintnight. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #86B8AE?: The RGB value is 134, 184, 174: 134 red, 184 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #86B8AE?: The complementary color is #B88690, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #86B8AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.48:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.