What color is #86B99F?

#86B99F is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Froggy Pond. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #86B99F?

The RGB value is 134, 185, 159: 134 red, 185 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #86B99F?

The complementary color is #B986A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #86B99F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.45:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#86B99F color

#86B99F rgb(134, 185, 159)

Shades of green

The hex color #86B99F is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 72.5% green and 62.4% blue (134, 185, 159).

Its hue angle is 149°, with 27% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Froggy Pond (#7FBA9E), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.45:1).

#86B99F color codes

HEX	`#86B99F`
RGB	`rgb(134, 185, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 72.5%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(149, 27%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(149, 28%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 14%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.06, -22.27, 7.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.06, 23.61, 160.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.437, 42.268, 39.191)`
Decimal	`8829343`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #86B99F, 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 #86B99F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#86B99F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.45:1	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 #86B99F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #86b99f; }
.text { color: #86b99f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #86b99f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 185 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #86b99f, #86b9b8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #86B99F?: #86B99F is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Froggy Pond. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #86B99F?: The RGB value is 134, 185, 159: 134 red, 185 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #86B99F?: The complementary color is #B986A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #86B99F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.45:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.