What color is #86E2C8?

#86E2C8 is a light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Cabbage. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #86E2C8?

The RGB value is 134, 226, 200: 134 red, 226 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #86E2C8?

The complementary color is #E286A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #86E2C8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.73:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#86E2C8 color

#86E2C8 rgb(134, 226, 200)

Shades of green

The hex color #86E2C8 is a light, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 88.6% green and 78.4% blue (134, 226, 200).

Its hue angle is 163°, with 61% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Cabbage (#87D7BE), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.73:1).

#86E2C8 color codes

HEX	`#86E2C8`
RGB	`rgb(134, 226, 200)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 88.6%, 78.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(163, 61%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(163, 41%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 0%, 12%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.77, -33.41, 4.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.77, 33.66, 172.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.449, 63.628, 64.413)`
Decimal	`8839880`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #86E2C8, 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 #86E2C8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#86E2C8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.73:1	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 #86E2C8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #86e2c8; }
.text { color: #86e2c8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #86e2c8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 226 200 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #86e2c8, #86cee2); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #86E2C8?: #86E2C8 is a light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Cabbage. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #86E2C8?: The RGB value is 134, 226, 200: 134 red, 226 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #86E2C8?: The complementary color is #E286A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #86E2C8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.73:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.