What color is #86BE81?

#86BE81 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Exhilarating Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #86BE81?

The RGB value is 134, 190, 129: 134 red, 190 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #86BE81?

The complementary color is #B981BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #86BE81?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.7:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#86BE81 color

#86BE81 rgb(134, 190, 129)

Shades of green

The hex color #86BE81 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 74.5% green and 50.6% blue (134, 190, 129).

Its hue angle is 115°, with 32% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Exhilarating Green (#81C784), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#86BE81 color codes

HEX	`#86BE81`
RGB	`rgb(134, 190, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 74.5%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(115, 32%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(115, 32%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 32%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.88, -30.21, 25.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.88, 39.31, 140.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.206, 43.479, 27.46)`
Decimal	`8830593`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #86BE81, 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 #86BE81	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#86BE81 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.17:1	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 #86BE81 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #86be81; }
.text { color: #86be81; }
.border { border: 2px solid #86be81; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 190 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #86be81, #81be9b); }

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Questions

What color is #86BE81?: #86BE81 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Exhilarating Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #86BE81?: The RGB value is 134, 190, 129: 134 red, 190 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #86BE81?: The complementary color is #B981BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #86BE81?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.7:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.