What color is #86BE74?

#86BE74 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Leafy Greens. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #86BE74?

The RGB value is 134, 190, 116: 134 red, 190 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #86BE74?

The complementary color is #AC74BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #86BE74?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.63:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#86BE74 color

#86BE74 rgb(134, 190, 116)

Shades of green

The hex color #86BE74 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 74.5% green and 45.5% blue (134, 190, 116).

Its hue angle is 105°, with 36% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 39% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Leafy Greens (#80BB66), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.63:1).

#86BE74 color codes

HEX	`#86BE74`
RGB	`rgb(134, 190, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 74.5%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(105, 36%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(105, 39%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 39%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.66, -32.21, 31.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.66, 45.19, 135.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.396, 43.155, 23.195)`
Decimal	`8830580`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #86BE74, 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 #86BE74	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#86BE74 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.63:1	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 #86BE74 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #86be74; }
.text { color: #86be74; }
.border { border: 2px solid #86be74; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 190 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #86be74, #74be87); }

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Questions

What color is #86BE74?: #86BE74 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Leafy Greens. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #86BE74?: The RGB value is 134, 190, 116: 134 red, 190 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #86BE74?: The complementary color is #AC74BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #86BE74?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.63:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.