What color is #86BBAC?

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

What is the RGB value of #86BBAC?

The RGB value is 134, 187, 172: 134 red, 187 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #86BBAC?

The complementary color is #BB8695, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #86BBAC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.72:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#86BBAC color

#86BBAC rgb(134, 187, 172)

Shades of green

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 73.3% green and 67.5% blue (134, 187, 172).

Its hue angle is 163°, with 28% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Mintnight (#7CBBAE), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.72:1).

#86BBAC color codes

HEX	`#86BBAC`
RGB	`rgb(134, 187, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 73.3%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(163, 28%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(163, 28%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 8%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.95, -20.56, 2.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.95, 20.66, 174.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.046, 43.586, 45.588)`
Decimal	`8829868`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #86BBAC, 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 #86BBAC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#86BBAC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.72:1	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 #86BBAC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #86bbac; }
.text { color: #86bbac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #86bbac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 187 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #86bbac, #86afbb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Aquamarine.

Questions

What color is #86BBAC?: #86BBAC is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Mintnight. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #86BBAC?: The RGB value is 134, 187, 172: 134 red, 187 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #86BBAC?: The complementary color is #BB8695, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #86BBAC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.72:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.