What color is #86E9A3?

#86E9A3 is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Enchanted Emerald. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #86E9A3?

The RGB value is 134, 233, 163: 134 red, 233 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #86E9A3?

The complementary color is #E986CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #86E9A3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.2:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#86E9A3 color

#86E9A3 rgb(134, 233, 163)

Shades of green

The hex color #86E9A3 is a light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 91.4% green and 63.9% blue (134, 233, 163).

Its hue angle is 138°, with 69% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Enchanted Emerald (#7ED89A), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.2:1).

#86E9A3 color codes

HEX	`#86E9A3`
RGB	`rgb(134, 233, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 91.4%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(138, 69%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(138, 42%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 0%, 30%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.99, -43.94, 25.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.99, 50.64, 150.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.578, 65.987, 44.978)`
Decimal	`8841635`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #86E9A3, 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 #86E9A3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#86E9A3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.2:1	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 #86E9A3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #86e9a3; }
.text { color: #86e9a3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #86e9a3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 233 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #86e9a3, #86e9d4); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #86E9A3?: #86E9A3 is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Enchanted Emerald. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #86E9A3?: The RGB value is 134, 233, 163: 134 red, 233 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #86E9A3?: The complementary color is #E986CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #86E9A3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.2:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.