What color is #86C4AB?

#86C4AB is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Celadon Porcelain. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #86C4AB?

The RGB value is 134, 196, 171: 134 red, 196 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #86C4AB?

The complementary color is #C4869F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #86C4AB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.5:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#86C4AB color

#86C4AB rgb(134, 196, 171)

Shades of green

The hex color #86C4AB is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 76.9% green and 67.1% blue (134, 196, 171).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 34% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Celadon Porcelain (#7EBEA5), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.5:1).

#86C4AB color codes

HEX	`#86C4AB`
RGB	`rgb(134, 196, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 76.9%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 34%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 32%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 13%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.5, -25.27, 6.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.5, 26.03, 166.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.92, 47.487, 45.741)`
Decimal	`8832171`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #86C4AB, 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 #86C4AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#86C4AB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.5:1	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 #86C4AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #86c4ab; }
.text { color: #86c4ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #86c4ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 196 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #86c4ab, #86bec4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Aquamarine.

Questions

What color is #86C4AB?: #86C4AB is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Celadon Porcelain. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #86C4AB?: The RGB value is 134, 196, 171: 134 red, 196 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #86C4AB?: The complementary color is #C4869F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #86C4AB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.5:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.