What color is #86BCA3?

#86BCA3 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Froggy Pond. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #86BCA3?

The RGB value is 134, 188, 163: 134 red, 188 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #86BCA3?

The complementary color is #BC869F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #86BCA3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.74:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#86BCA3 color

#86BCA3 rgb(134, 188, 163)

Shades of green

The hex color #86BCA3 is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 73.7% green and 63.9% blue (134, 188, 163).

Its hue angle is 152°, with 29% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 26% 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 9.74:1).

#86BCA3 color codes

HEX	`#86BCA3`
RGB	`rgb(134, 188, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 73.7%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(152, 29%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(152, 29%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 13%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.01, -22.96, 7.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.01, 24.01, 163.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.423, 43.678, 41.26)`
Decimal	`8830115`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #86BCA3, 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 #86BCA3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#86BCA3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.74:1	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 #86BCA3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #86bca3; }
.text { color: #86bca3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #86bca3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 188 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #86bca3, #86babc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #86BCA3?: #86BCA3 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Froggy Pond. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #86BCA3?: The RGB value is 134, 188, 163: 134 red, 188 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #86BCA3?: The complementary color is #BC869F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #86BCA3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.74:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.