What color is #86D9CC?

#86D9CC is a light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Tantalising Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #86D9CC?

The RGB value is 134, 217, 204: 134 red, 217 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #86D9CC?

The complementary color is #D98693, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #86D9CC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.81:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#86D9CC color

#86D9CC rgb(134, 217, 204)

Shades of teal

The hex color #86D9CC is a light, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 85.1% green and 80% blue (134, 217, 204).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 52% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Tantalising Teal (#87DCCE), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.81:1).

#86D9CC color codes

HEX	`#86D9CC`
RGB	`rgb(134, 217, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 85.1%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 52%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 38%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 0%, 6%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.32, -28.23, -1.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.32, 28.27, 183.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.539, 59.051, 66.113)`
Decimal	`8837580`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #86D9CC, 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 #86D9CC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#86D9CC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.81:1	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 #86D9CC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #86d9cc; }
.text { color: #86d9cc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #86d9cc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 217 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #86d9cc, #86bcd9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #86D9CC?: #86D9CC is a light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Tantalising Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #86D9CC?: The RGB value is 134, 217, 204: 134 red, 217 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #86D9CC?: The complementary color is #D98693, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #86D9CC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.81:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.