What color is #86BEA7?

#86BEA7 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Celadon Porcelain. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #86BEA7?

The RGB value is 134, 190, 167: 134 red, 190 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #86BEA7?

The complementary color is #BE869D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #86BEA7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.94:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#86BEA7 color

#86BEA7 rgb(134, 190, 167)

Shades of green

The hex color #86BEA7 is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 74.5% green and 65.5% blue (134, 190, 167).

Its hue angle is 155°, with 30% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Celadon Porcelain (#7EBEA5), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.94:1).

#86BEA7 color codes

HEX	`#86BEA7`
RGB	`rgb(134, 190, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 74.5%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(155, 30%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(155, 29%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 12%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.68, -23.13, 5.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.68, 23.85, 165.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.218, 44.684, 43.321)`
Decimal	`8830631`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #86BEA7, 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 #86BEA7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#86BEA7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.94:1	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 #86BEA7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #86bea7; }
.text { color: #86bea7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #86bea7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 190 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #86bea7, #86b9be); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Aquamarine.

Questions

What color is #86BEA7?: #86BEA7 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Celadon Porcelain. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #86BEA7?: The RGB value is 134, 190, 167: 134 red, 190 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #86BEA7?: The complementary color is #BE869D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #86BEA7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.94:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.