What color is #86BBAA?

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

What is the RGB value of #86BBAA?

The RGB value is 134, 187, 170: 134 red, 187 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #86BBAA?

The complementary color is #BB8697, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #86BBAA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.7:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#86BBAA color

#86BBAA rgb(134, 187, 170)

Shades of green

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 73.3% green and 66.7% blue (134, 187, 170).

Its hue angle is 161°, with 28% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Seaborn (#85C2B2), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.7:1).

#86BBAA color codes

HEX	`#86BBAA`
RGB	`rgb(134, 187, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 73.3%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(161, 28%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(161, 28%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 9%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.9, -20.99, 3.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.9, 21.21, 171.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.855, 43.51, 44.584)`
Decimal	`8829866`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #86BBAA, 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 #86BBAA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#86BBAA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.7:1	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 #86BBAA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #86bbaa; }
.text { color: #86bbaa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #86bbaa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 187 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #86bbaa, #86b2bb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Aquamarine.

Questions

What color is #86BBAA?: #86BBAA is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Seaborn. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #86BBAA?: The RGB value is 134, 187, 170: 134 red, 187 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #86BBAA?: The complementary color is #BB8697, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #86BBAA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.7:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.