What color is #86CC90?

#86CC90 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Exhilarating Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #86CC90?

The RGB value is 134, 204, 144: 134 red, 204 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #86CC90?

The complementary color is #CC86C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #86CC90?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.05:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#86CC90 color

#86CC90 rgb(134, 204, 144)

Shades of green

The hex color #86CC90 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 80% green and 56.5% blue (134, 204, 144).

Its hue angle is 129°, with 41% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Exhilarating Green (#81C784), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.05:1).

#86CC90 color codes

HEX	`#86CC90`
RGB	`rgb(134, 204, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 80%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(129, 41%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(129, 34%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 29%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.23, -34.27, 23.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.23, 41.34, 145.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.457, 50.266, 34.161)`
Decimal	`8834192`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #86CC90, 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 #86CC90	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#86CC90 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.05:1	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 #86CC90 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #86cc90; }
.text { color: #86cc90; }
.border { border: 2px solid #86cc90; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 204 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #86cc90, #86ccb3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #86CC90?: #86CC90 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Exhilarating Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #86CC90?: The RGB value is 134, 204, 144: 134 red, 204 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #86CC90?: The complementary color is #CC86C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #86CC90?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.05:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.