What color is #85964F?

#85964F is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Moss Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #85964F?

The RGB value is 133, 150, 79: 133 red, 150 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #85964F?

The complementary color is #604F96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #85964F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.47:1 and white text 3.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#85964F color

#85964F rgb(133, 150, 79)

Shades of green

The hex color #85964F is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 58.8% green and 31% blue (133, 150, 79).

Its hue angle is 74°, with 31% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 47% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Moss Green (#8A9A5B), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.47:1).

#85964F color codes

HEX	`#85964F`
RGB	`rgb(133, 150, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 58.8%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(74, 31%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(74, 47%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 47%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.31, -17.66, 35.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.31, 39.43, 116.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.991, 27.364, 11.519)`
Decimal	`8754767`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #85964F, 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 #85964F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#85964F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.47:1	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 #85964F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #85964f; }
.text { color: #85964f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #85964f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 150 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #85964f, #61964f); }

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Questions

What color is #85964F?: #85964F is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Moss Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #85964F?: The RGB value is 133, 150, 79: 133 red, 150 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #85964F?: The complementary color is #604F96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #85964F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.47:1 and white text 3.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.