What color is #86DA17?

#86DA17 is a vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Opulent Lime. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #86DA17?

The RGB value is 134, 218, 23: 134 red, 218 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #86DA17?

The complementary color is #6B17DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #86DA17?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.05:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#86DA17 color

#86DA17 rgb(134, 218, 23)

Shades of green

The hex color #86DA17 is a vivid yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 85.5% green and 9% blue (134, 218, 23).

Its hue angle is 86°, with 81% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 0% magenta, 89% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Opulent Lime (#88DD11), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.05:1).

#86DA17 color codes

HEX	`#86DA17`
RGB	`rgb(134, 218, 23)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 85.5%, 9%)`
HSL	`hsl(86, 81%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(86, 89%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 0%, 89%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.2, -51.76, 75.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.2, 91.14, 124.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.057, 55.271, 9.632)`
Decimal	`8837655`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #86DA17, 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 #86DA17	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#86DA17 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.05:1	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 #86DA17 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #86da17; }
.text { color: #86da17; }
.border { border: 2px solid #86da17; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 218 23 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #86da17, #25da17); }

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Questions

What color is #86DA17?: #86DA17 is a vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Opulent Lime. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #86DA17?: The RGB value is 134, 218, 23: 134 red, 218 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #86DA17?: The complementary color is #6B17DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #86DA17?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.05:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.