What color is #86D58C?

#86D58C is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Electric Lettuce. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #86D58C?

The RGB value is 134, 213, 140: 134 red, 213 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #86D58C?

The complementary color is #D586CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #86D58C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.91:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#86D58C color

#86D58C rgb(134, 213, 140)

Shades of green

The hex color #86D58C is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 83.5% green and 54.9% blue (134, 213, 140).

Its hue angle is 125°, with 48% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Electric Lettuce (#7BD181), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.91:1).

#86D58C color codes

HEX	`#86D58C`
RGB	`rgb(134, 213, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 83.5%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(125, 48%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(125, 37%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 0%, 34%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.78, -39.04, 28.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.78, 48.42, 143.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.358, 54.548, 33.314)`
Decimal	`8836492`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #86D58C, 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 #86D58C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#86D58C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.91:1	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 #86D58C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #86d58c; }
.text { color: #86d58c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #86d58c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 213 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #86d58c, #86d5b4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Green.

Questions

What color is #86D58C?: #86D58C is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Electric Lettuce. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #86D58C?: The RGB value is 134, 213, 140: 134 red, 213 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #86D58C?: The complementary color is #D586CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #86D58C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.91:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.