What color is #86BBA8?

#86BBA8 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Lichen. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #86BBA8?

The RGB value is 134, 187, 168: 134 red, 187 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #86BBA8?

The complementary color is #BB8699, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #86BBA8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.69:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#86BBA8 color

#86BBA8 rgb(134, 187, 168)

Shades of green

The hex color #86BBA8 is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 73.3% green and 65.9% blue (134, 187, 168).

Its hue angle is 158°, with 28% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Lichen (#8EBAA6), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.69:1).

#86BBA8 color codes

HEX	`#86BBA8`
RGB	`rgb(134, 187, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 73.3%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(158, 28%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(158, 28%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 10%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.85, -21.42, 4.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.85, 21.8, 169.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.667, 43.435, 43.595)`
Decimal	`8829864`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #86BBA8, 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 #86BBA8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#86BBA8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.69:1	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 #86BBA8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #86bba8; }
.text { color: #86bba8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #86bba8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 187 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #86bba8, #86b3bb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Aquamarine.

Questions

What color is #86BBA8?: #86BBA8 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Lichen. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #86BBA8?: The RGB value is 134, 187, 168: 134 red, 187 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #86BBA8?: The complementary color is #BB8699, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #86BBA8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.69:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.