What color is #86C6C0?

#86C6C0 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Cyantific. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #86C6C0?

The RGB value is 134, 198, 192: 134 red, 198 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #86C6C0?

The complementary color is #C6868C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #86C6C0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.85:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#86C6C0 color

#86C6C0 rgb(134, 198, 192)

Shades of teal

The hex color #86C6C0 is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 77.6% green and 75.3% blue (134, 198, 192).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 36% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Cyantific (#77C9C2), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.85:1).

#86C6C0 color codes

HEX	`#86C6C0`
RGB	`rgb(134, 198, 192)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 77.6%, 75.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 36%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 32%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 3%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.61, -21.64, -3.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.61, 21.92, 189.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.537, 49.26, 57.284)`
Decimal	`8832704`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #86C6C0, 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 #86C6C0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#86C6C0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.85:1	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 #86C6C0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #86c6c0; }
.text { color: #86c6c0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #86c6c0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 198 192 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #86c6c0, #86acc6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #86C6C0?: #86C6C0 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Cyantific. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #86C6C0?: The RGB value is 134, 198, 192: 134 red, 198 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #86C6C0?: The complementary color is #C6868C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #86C6C0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.85:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.