What color is #86CAAD?

#86CAAD 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 #86CAAD?

The RGB value is 134, 202, 173: 134 red, 202 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #86CAAD?

The complementary color is #CA86A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #86CAAD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.07:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#86CAAD color

#86CAAD rgb(134, 202, 173)

Shades of green

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 79.2% green and 67.8% blue (134, 202, 173).

Its hue angle is 154°, with 39% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Celadon Porcelain (#7EBEA5), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.07:1).

#86CAAD color codes

HEX	`#86CAAD`
RGB	`rgb(134, 202, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 79.2%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(154, 39%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(154, 34%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 14%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.27, -27.78, 7.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.27, 28.83, 164.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.492, 50.324, 47.212)`
Decimal	`8833709`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #86CAAD, 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 #86CAAD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#86CAAD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.07:1	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 #86CAAD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #86caad; }
.text { color: #86caad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #86caad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 202 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #86caad, #86c5ca); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Aquamarine.

Questions

What color is #86CAAD?: #86CAAD 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 #86CAAD?: The RGB value is 134, 202, 173: 134 red, 202 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #86CAAD?: The complementary color is #CA86A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #86CAAD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.07:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.