Close to Gray Green
#86AC86
#86AC86 is a mid-tone, soft, grayish green, close to the color Gray Green. In RGB it’s made of 52.5% red, 67.5% green, and 52.5% blue. Its hue is 120°, with 19% saturation and 60% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #86AC86.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
2.54:1 FailBlack text on this color
8.26:1 AAAThis color as text on white
2.54:1 FailThis color as text on black
8.26:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #86AC86 as they’d see it.
#86AC86 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #86AC86
What color is #86AC86?
#86AC86 is a mid-tone, soft, grayish green, close to the color Gray Green. In RGB it’s made of 52.5% red, 67.5% green, and 52.5% blue. Its hue is 120°, with 19% saturation and 60% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #86AC86 in RGB?
#86AC86 is rgb(134, 172, 134): 134 red, 172 green, and 134 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #86AC86 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(22, 0, 22, 33). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #86AC86?
PANTONE 345 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #86AC86?
Its complement #BD96BD gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.