What color is #86BD92?

#86BD92 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Dark Sea Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #86BD92?

The RGB value is 134, 189, 146: 134 red, 189 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #86BD92?

The complementary color is #BD86B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #86BD92?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.71:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#86BD92 color

#86BD92 rgb(134, 189, 146)

Shades of green

The hex color #86BD92 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 74.1% green and 57.3% blue (134, 189, 146).

Its hue angle is 133°, with 29% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.71:1).

#86BD92 color codes

HEX	`#86BD92`
RGB	`rgb(134, 189, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 74.1%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(133, 29%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(133, 29%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 23%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.92, -26.77, 16.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.92, 31.24, 148.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.216, 43.537, 33.842)`
Decimal	`8830354`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #86BD92, 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 #86BD92	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#86BD92 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.71:1	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 #86BD92 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #86bd92; }
.text { color: #86bd92; }
.border { border: 2px solid #86bd92; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 189 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #86bd92, #86bdad); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #86BD92?: #86BD92 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Dark Sea Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #86BD92?: The RGB value is 134, 189, 146: 134 red, 189 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #86BD92?: The complementary color is #BD86B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #86BD92?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.71:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.