What color is #86FF74?

#86FF74 is a light, vivid green, closest to the named color Poisonous Dart. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #86FF74?

The RGB value is 134, 255, 116: 134 red, 255 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #86FF74?

The complementary color is #ED74FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #86FF74?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.57:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#86FF74 color

#86FF74 rgb(134, 255, 116)

Shades of green

The hex color #86FF74 is a light, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 100% green and 45.5% blue (134, 255, 116).

Its hue angle is 112°, with 100% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 0% magenta, 55% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Poisonous Dart (#77FF66), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.57:1).

#86FF74 color codes

HEX	`#86FF74`
RGB	`rgb(134, 255, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 100%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(112, 100%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(112, 55%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 0%, 55%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.71, -59.74, 55.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.71, 81.43, 137.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.742, 77.846, 28.977)`
Decimal	`8847220`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #86FF74, 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 #86FF74	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#86FF74 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.57:1	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 #86FF74 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #86ff74; }
.text { color: #86ff74; }
.border { border: 2px solid #86ff74; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 255 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #86ff74, #74ffa8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint Green.

Questions

What color is #86FF74?: #86FF74 is a light, vivid green, closest to the named color Poisonous Dart. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #86FF74?: The RGB value is 134, 255, 116: 134 red, 255 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #86FF74?: The complementary color is #ED74FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #86FF74?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.57:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.