What color is #85976D?

#85976D is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Bullfrog. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #85976D?

The RGB value is 133, 151, 109: 133 red, 151 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #85976D?

The complementary color is #7F6D97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #85976D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.64:1 and white text 3.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#85976D color

#85976D rgb(133, 151, 109)

Shades of green

The hex color #85976D is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 59.2% green and 42.7% blue (133, 151, 109).

Its hue angle is 86°, with 17% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Bullfrog (#8A966A), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.64:1).

#85976D color codes

HEX	`#85976D`
RGB	`rgb(133, 151, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 59.2%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(86, 17%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(86, 28%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 28%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.09, -14.16, 20.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.09, 24.56, 125.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.499, 28.224, 18.675)`
Decimal	`8755053`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #85976D, 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 #85976D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#85976D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.64:1	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 #85976D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #85976d; }
.text { color: #85976d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #85976d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 151 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #85976d, #70976d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #85976D?: #85976D is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Bullfrog. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #85976D?: The RGB value is 133, 151, 109: 133 red, 151 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #85976D?: The complementary color is #7F6D97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #85976D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.64:1 and white text 3.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.