What color is #86C3BB?

#86C3BB is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Seaborn. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #86C3BB?

The RGB value is 134, 195, 187: 134 red, 195 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #86C3BB?

The complementary color is #C3868E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #86C3BB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.54:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#86C3BB color

#86C3BB rgb(134, 195, 187)

Shades of teal

The hex color #86C3BB is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 76.5% green and 73.3% blue (134, 195, 187).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 34% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Seaborn (#85C2B2), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.54:1).

#86C3BB color codes

HEX	`#86C3BB`
RGB	`rgb(134, 195, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 76.5%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 34%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 31%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 4%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.63, -21.27, -2.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.63, 21.39, 186.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.313, 47.684, 54.189)`
Decimal	`8831931`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #86C3BB, 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 #86C3BB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#86C3BB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.54:1	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 #86C3BB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #86c3bb; }
.text { color: #86c3bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #86c3bb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 195 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #86c3bb, #86acc3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #86C3BB?: #86C3BB is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Seaborn. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #86C3BB?: The RGB value is 134, 195, 187: 134 red, 195 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #86C3BB?: The complementary color is #C3868E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #86C3BB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.54:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.