What color is #86BFBF?

#86BFBF is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Riverbed. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #86BFBF?

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

What is the complementary color of #86BFBF?

The complementary color is #BF8686, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #86BFBF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.22:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#86BFBF color

#86BFBF rgb(134, 191, 191)

Shades of teal

The hex color #86BFBF is a light, desaturated cyan.

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

Its hue angle is 180°, with 31% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Riverbed (#86BEBE), a difference of 0.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.22:1).

#86BFBF color codes

HEX	`#86BFBF`
RGB	`rgb(134, 191, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 74.9%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 31%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 30%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.6, -18.32, -5.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.6, 19.26, 197.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.863, 46.089, 56.181)`
Decimal	`8830911`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #86BFBF, 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 #86BFBF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#86BFBF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.22:1	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 #86BFBF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #86bfbf; }
.text { color: #86bfbf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #86bfbf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 191 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #86bfbf, #86a3bf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #86BFBF?: #86BFBF is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Riverbed. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #86BFBF?: The RGB value is 134, 191, 191: 134 red, 191 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #86BFBF?: The complementary color is #BF8686, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #86BFBF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.22:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.