What color is #86FFA3?

#86FFA3 is a light, vivid green, closest to the named color Pale Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #86FFA3?

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

What is the complementary color of #86FFA3?

The complementary color is #FF86E2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #86FFA3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.85:1 and white text 1.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#86FFA3 color

#86FFA3 rgb(134, 255, 163)

Shades of green

The hex color #86FFA3 is a light, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 100% green and 63.9% blue (134, 255, 163).

Its hue angle is 134°, with 100% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 0% magenta, 36% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Pale Green (#98FB98), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.85:1).

#86FFA3 color codes

HEX	`#86FFA3`
RGB	`rgb(134, 255, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 100%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(134, 100%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(134, 47%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 0%, 36%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.34, -53.2, 33.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.34, 62.99, 147.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.199, 79.229, 47.185)`
Decimal	`8847267`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #86FFA3, 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 #86FFA3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#86FFA3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.85:1	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 #86FFA3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #86ffa3; }
.text { color: #86ffa3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #86ffa3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 255 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #86ffa3, #86ffdf); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #86FFA3?: #86FFA3 is a light, vivid green, closest to the named color Pale Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #86FFA3?: The RGB value is 134, 255, 163: 134 red, 255 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #86FFA3?: The complementary color is #FF86E2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #86FFA3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.85:1 and white text 1.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.