What color is #86C1E2?

#86C1E2 is a light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Fish Pond. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #86C1E2?

The RGB value is 134, 193, 226: 134 red, 193 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #86C1E2?

The complementary color is #E2A786, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #86C1E2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.74:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#86C1E2 color

#86C1E2 rgb(134, 193, 226)

Shades of blue

The hex color #86C1E2 is a light, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 75.7% green and 88.6% blue (134, 193, 226).

Its hue angle is 202°, with 61% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Fish Pond (#86C8ED), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.74:1).

#86C1E2 color codes

HEX	`#86C1E2`
RGB	`rgb(134, 193, 226)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 75.7%, 88.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(202, 61%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(202, 41%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 15%, 0%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.26, -10.66, -22.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.26, 24.84, 244.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.624, 48.697, 79.09)`
Decimal	`8831458`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #86C1E2, 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 #86C1E2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#86C1E2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.74:1	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 #86C1E2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #86c1e2; }
.text { color: #86c1e2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #86c1e2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 193 226 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #86c1e2, #8693e2); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #86C1E2?: #86C1E2 is a light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Fish Pond. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #86C1E2?: The RGB value is 134, 193, 226: 134 red, 193 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #86C1E2?: The complementary color is #E2A786, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #86C1E2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.74:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.