What color is #86CD95?

#86CD95 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 #86CD95?

The RGB value is 134, 205, 149: 134 red, 205 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #86CD95?

The complementary color is #CD86BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #86CD95?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.18:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#86CD95 color

#86CD95 rgb(134, 205, 149)

Shades of green

The hex color #86CD95 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 80.4% green and 58.4% blue (134, 205, 149).

Its hue angle is 133°, with 42% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Exhilarating Green (#81C784), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.18:1).

#86CD95 color codes

HEX	`#86CD95`
RGB	`rgb(134, 205, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 80.4%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(133, 42%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(133, 35%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 27%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.62, -33.85, 21.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.62, 39.84, 148.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.086, 50.899, 36.298)`
Decimal	`8834453`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #86CD95, 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 #86CD95	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#86CD95 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.18:1	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 #86CD95 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #86cd95; }
.text { color: #86cd95; }
.border { border: 2px solid #86cd95; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 205 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #86cd95, #86cdb9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #86CD95?: #86CD95 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 #86CD95?: The RGB value is 134, 205, 149: 134 red, 205 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #86CD95?: The complementary color is #CD86BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #86CD95?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.18:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.