What color is #86C269?

#86C269 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Dollar Bill. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #86C269?

The RGB value is 134, 194, 105: 134 red, 194 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #86C269?

The complementary color is #A569C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #86C269?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.93:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#86C269 color

#86C269 rgb(134, 194, 105)

Shades of green

The hex color #86C269 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 76.1% green and 41.2% blue (134, 194, 105).

Its hue angle is 100°, with 42% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 46% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Dollar Bill (#85BB65), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.93:1).

#86C269 color codes

HEX	`#86C269`
RGB	`rgb(134, 194, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 76.1%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(100, 42%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(100, 46%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 46%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.67, -35.57, 38.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.67, 52.49, 132.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.672, 44.671, 20.315)`
Decimal	`8831593`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #86C269, 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 #86C269	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#86C269 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.93:1	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 #86C269 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #86c269; }
.text { color: #86c269; }
.border { border: 2px solid #86c269; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 194 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #86c269, #69c278); }

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Questions

What color is #86C269?: #86C269 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Dollar Bill. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #86C269?: The RGB value is 134, 194, 105: 134 red, 194 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #86C269?: The complementary color is #A569C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #86C269?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.93:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.