What color is #86BA99?

#86BA99 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 #86BA99?

The RGB value is 134, 186, 153: 134 red, 186 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #86BA99?

The complementary color is #BA86A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #86BA99?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.5:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#86BA99 color

#86BA99 rgb(134, 186, 153)

Shades of green

The hex color #86BA99 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 72.9% green and 60% blue (134, 186, 153).

Its hue angle is 142°, with 27% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Neptune Green (#7FBB9E), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.5:1).

#86BA99 color codes

HEX	`#86BA99`
RGB	`rgb(134, 186, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 72.9%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(142, 27%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(142, 28%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 18%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.2, -23.97, 11.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.2, 26.5, 154.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.138, 42.485, 36.585)`
Decimal	`8829593`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #86BA99, 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 #86BA99	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#86BA99 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.5:1	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 #86BA99 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #86ba99; }
.text { color: #86ba99; }
.border { border: 2px solid #86ba99; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 186 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #86ba99, #86bab3); }

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Questions

What color is #86BA99?: #86BA99 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 #86BA99?: The RGB value is 134, 186, 153: 134 red, 186 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #86BA99?: The complementary color is #BA86A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #86BA99?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.5:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.