What color is #86BF7B?

#86BF7B is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Exhilarating Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #86BF7B?

The RGB value is 134, 191, 123: 134 red, 191 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #86BF7B?

The complementary color is #B47BBF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #86BF7B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.75:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#86BF7B color

#86BF7B rgb(134, 191, 123)

Shades of green

The hex color #86BF7B is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 74.9% green and 48.2% blue (134, 191, 123).

Its hue angle is 110°, with 35% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 36% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Exhilarating Green (#81C784), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.75:1).

#86BF7B color codes

HEX	`#86BF7B`
RGB	`rgb(134, 191, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 74.9%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(110, 35%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(110, 36%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 36%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.07, -31.63, 28.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.07, 42.62, 137.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.036, 43.759, 25.493)`
Decimal	`8830843`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #86BF7B, 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 #86BF7B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#86BF7B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.75:1	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 #86BF7B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #86bf7b; }
.text { color: #86bf7b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #86bf7b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 191 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #86bf7b, #7bbf92); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #86BF7B?: #86BF7B is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Exhilarating Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #86BF7B?: The RGB value is 134, 191, 123: 134 red, 191 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #86BF7B?: The complementary color is #B47BBF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #86BF7B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.75:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.