What color is #86C271?

#86C271 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Emerald Rain. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #86C271?

The RGB value is 134, 194, 113: 134 red, 194 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #86C271?

The complementary color is #AD71C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #86C271?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.97:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#86C271 color

#86C271 rgb(134, 194, 113)

Shades of green

The hex color #86C271 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 76.1% green and 44.3% blue (134, 194, 113).

Its hue angle is 104°, with 40% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 42% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Emerald Rain (#80C872), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.97:1).

#86C271 color codes

HEX	`#86C271`
RGB	`rgb(134, 194, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 76.1%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(104, 40%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(104, 42%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 42%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.79, -34.5, 34.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.79, 48.93, 134.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.103, 44.843, 22.584)`
Decimal	`8831601`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #86C271, 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 #86C271	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#86C271 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.97:1	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 #86C271 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #86c271; }
.text { color: #86c271; }
.border { border: 2px solid #86c271; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 194 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #86c271, #71c285); }

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Questions

What color is #86C271?: #86C271 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Emerald Rain. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #86C271?: The RGB value is 134, 194, 113: 134 red, 194 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #86C271?: The complementary color is #AD71C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #86C271?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.97:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.