What color is #86E87F?

#86E87F is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Herbivore. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #86E87F?

The RGB value is 134, 232, 127: 134 red, 232 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #86E87F?

The complementary color is #E17FE8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #86E87F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.86:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#86E87F color

#86E87F rgb(134, 232, 127)

Shades of green

The hex color #86E87F is a light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 91% green and 49.8% blue (134, 232, 127).

Its hue angle is 116°, with 70% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 0% magenta, 45% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Herbivore (#88EE77), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.86:1).

#86E87F color codes

HEX	`#86E87F`
RGB	`rgb(134, 232, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 91%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(116, 70%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(116, 45%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 0%, 45%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.13, -49.19, 42.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.13, 64.77, 139.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.517, 64.311, 30.248)`
Decimal	`8841343`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #86E87F, 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 #86E87F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#86E87F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.86:1	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 #86E87F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #86e87f; }
.text { color: #86e87f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #86e87f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 232 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #86e87f, #7fe8ac); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #86E87F?: #86E87F is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Herbivore. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #86E87F?: The RGB value is 134, 232, 127: 134 red, 232 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #86E87F?: The complementary color is #E17FE8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #86E87F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.86:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.