What color is #85927B?

#85927B is a grayish green, closest to the named color Aloe Tip. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #85927B?

The RGB value is 133, 146, 123: 133 red, 146 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #85927B?

The complementary color is #887B92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #85927B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.39:1 and white text 3.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#85927B color

#85927B rgb(133, 146, 123)

Shades of green

The hex color #85927B is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 57.3% green and 48.2% blue (133, 146, 123).

Its hue angle is 94°, with 10% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Tip (#8A9480), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.39:1).

#85927B color codes

HEX	`#85927B`
RGB	`rgb(133, 146, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 57.3%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(94, 10%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(94, 16%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 16%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.95, -9.13, 10.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.95, 14.01, 130.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.526, 26.974, 22.702)`
Decimal	`8753787`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #85927B, 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 #85927B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#85927B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.39:1	Pass	Fail	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 #85927B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #85927b; }
.text { color: #85927b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #85927b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 146 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #85927b, #7b927d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #85927B?: #85927B is a grayish green, closest to the named color Aloe Tip. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #85927B?: The RGB value is 133, 146, 123: 133 red, 146 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #85927B?: The complementary color is #887B92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #85927B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.39:1 and white text 3.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.