What color is #85967F?

#85967F 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 #85967F?

The RGB value is 133, 150, 127: 133 red, 150 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #85967F?

The complementary color is #907F96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #85967F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.67:1 and white text 3.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#85967F color

#85967F rgb(133, 150, 127)

Shades of green

The hex color #85967F is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 58.8% green and 49.8% blue (133, 150, 127).

Its hue angle is 104°, with 10% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Tip (#8A9480), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.67:1).

#85967F color codes

HEX	`#85967F`
RGB	`rgb(133, 150, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 58.8%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(104, 10%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(104, 15%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 15%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.19, -10.58, 10.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.19, 14.63, 136.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.409, 28.331, 24.257)`
Decimal	`8754815`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #85967F, 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 #85967F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#85967F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.67:1	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 #85967F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #85967f; }
.text { color: #85967f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #85967f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 150 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #85967f, #7f9685); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #85967F?: #85967F 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 #85967F?: The RGB value is 133, 150, 127: 133 red, 150 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #85967F?: The complementary color is #907F96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #85967F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.67:1 and white text 3.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.