What color is #86CE9D?

#86CE9D is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Irish Spring. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #86CE9D?

The RGB value is 134, 206, 157: 134 red, 206 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #86CE9D?

The complementary color is #CE86B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #86CE9D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.33:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#86CE9D color

#86CE9D rgb(134, 206, 157)

Shades of green

The hex color #86CE9D is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 80.8% green and 61.6% blue (134, 206, 157).

Its hue angle is 139°, with 42% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Irish Spring (#90CCA3), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.33:1).

#86CE9D color codes

HEX	`#86CE9D`
RGB	`rgb(134, 206, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 80.8%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(139, 42%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(139, 35%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 24%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.07, -32.85, 17.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.07, 37.17, 152.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.986, 51.643, 39.858)`
Decimal	`8834717`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #86CE9D, 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 #86CE9D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#86CE9D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.33:1	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 #86CE9D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #86ce9d; }
.text { color: #86ce9d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #86ce9d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 206 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #86ce9d, #86cec1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #86CE9D?: #86CE9D is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Irish Spring. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #86CE9D?: The RGB value is 134, 206, 157: 134 red, 206 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #86CE9D?: The complementary color is #CE86B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #86CE9D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.33:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.