What color is #85957E?

#85957E 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 #85957E?

The RGB value is 133, 149, 126: 133 red, 149 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #85957E?

The complementary color is #8E7E95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #85957E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.6:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#85957E color

#85957E rgb(133, 149, 126)

Shades of green

The hex color #85957E is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 58.4% green and 49.4% blue (133, 149, 126).

Its hue angle is 102°, with 10% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Tip (#8A9480), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.6:1).

#85957E color codes

HEX	`#85957E`
RGB	`rgb(133, 149, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 58.4%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(102, 10%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(102, 15%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 15%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.88, -10.22, 10.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.88, 14.47, 134.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.186, 27.988, 23.863)`
Decimal	`8754558`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #85957E, 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 #85957E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#85957E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.6:1	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 #85957E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #85957e; }
.text { color: #85957e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #85957e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 149 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #85957e, #7e9583); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #85957E?: #85957E 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 #85957E?: The RGB value is 133, 149, 126: 133 red, 149 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #85957E?: The complementary color is #8E7E95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #85957E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.6:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.