What color is #86CAA9?

#86CAA9 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Irish Spring. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #86CAA9?

The RGB value is 134, 202, 169: 134 red, 202 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #86CAA9?

The complementary color is #CA86A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #86CAA9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.03:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#86CAA9 color

#86CAA9 rgb(134, 202, 169)

Shades of green

The hex color #86CAA9 is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 79.2% green and 66.3% blue (134, 202, 169).

Its hue angle is 151°, with 39% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Irish Spring (#90CCA3), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.03:1).

#86CAA9 color codes

HEX	`#86CAA9`
RGB	`rgb(134, 202, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 79.2%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(151, 39%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(151, 34%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 16%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.17, -28.6, 9.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.17, 30.21, 161.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.111, 50.172, 45.204)`
Decimal	`8833705`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #86CAA9, 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 #86CAA9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#86CAA9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.03:1	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 #86CAA9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #86caa9; }
.text { color: #86caa9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #86caa9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 202 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #86caa9, #86c9ca); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #86CAA9?: #86CAA9 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Irish Spring. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #86CAA9?: The RGB value is 134, 202, 169: 134 red, 202 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #86CAA9?: The complementary color is #CA86A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #86CAA9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.03:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.