What color is #86F7EF?

#86F7EF is a light, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Glitter Shower. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #86F7EF?

The RGB value is 134, 247, 239: 134 red, 247 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #86F7EF?

The complementary color is #F7868E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #86F7EF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.56:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#86F7EF color

#86F7EF rgb(134, 247, 239)

Shades of teal

The hex color #86F7EF is a light, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 96.9% green and 93.7% blue (134, 247, 239).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 88% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 46% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Glitter Shower (#88FFFF), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.56:1).

#86F7EF color codes

HEX	`#86F7EF`
RGB	`rgb(134, 247, 239)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 96.9%, 93.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 88%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 46%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(46%, 0%, 3%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.7, -34.18, -6.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.7, 34.74, 190.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.666, 77.817, 93.573)`
Decimal	`8845295`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #86F7EF, 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 #86F7EF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#86F7EF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.56:1	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 #86F7EF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #86f7ef; }
.text { color: #86f7ef; }
.border { border: 2px solid #86f7ef; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 247 239 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #86f7ef, #86c7f7); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #86F7EF?: #86F7EF is a light, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Glitter Shower. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #86F7EF?: The RGB value is 134, 247, 239: 134 red, 247 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #86F7EF?: The complementary color is #F7868E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #86F7EF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.56:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.