What color is #85967E?

#85967E is a grayish green, closest to the named color Backyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #85967E?

The RGB value is 133, 150, 126: 133 red, 150 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #85967E?

The complementary color is #8F7E96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #85967E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.66:1 and white text 3.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#85967E color

#85967E rgb(133, 150, 126)

Shades of green

The hex color #85967E is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 58.8% green and 49.4% blue (133, 150, 126).

Its hue angle is 103°, with 10% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Backyard (#879877), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.66:1).

#85967E color codes

HEX	`#85967E`
RGB	`rgb(133, 150, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 58.8%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(103, 10%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(103, 16%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 16%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.16, -10.76, 10.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.16, 15.13, 135.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.344, 28.305, 23.916)`
Decimal	`8754814`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #85967E, 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 #85967E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#85967E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.66:1	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 #85967E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #85967e; }
.text { color: #85967e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #85967e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 150 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #85967e, #7e9683); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #85967E?: #85967E is a grayish green, closest to the named color Backyard. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #85967E?: The RGB value is 133, 150, 126: 133 red, 150 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #85967E?: The complementary color is #8F7E96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #85967E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.66:1 and white text 3.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.