What color is #85988B?

#85988B is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mother Earth. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #85988B?

The RGB value is 133, 152, 139: 133 red, 152 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #85988B?

The complementary color is #988592, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #85988B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.86:1 and white text 3.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#85988B color

#85988B rgb(133, 152, 139)

Shades of gray

The hex color #85988B is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 59.6% green and 54.5% blue (133, 152, 139).

Its hue angle is 139°, with 8% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Mother Earth (#849C8D), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.86:1).

#85988B color codes

HEX	`#85988B`
RGB	`rgb(133, 152, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 59.6%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(139, 8%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(139, 12%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 9%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.05, -9.38, 4.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.05, 10.44, 154.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.56, 29.307, 28.731)`
Decimal	`8755339`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #85988B, 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 #85988B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#85988B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.86:1	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 #85988B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #85988b; }
.text { color: #85988b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #85988b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 152 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #85988b, #859894); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #85988B?: #85988B is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mother Earth. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #85988B?: The RGB value is 133, 152, 139: 133 red, 152 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #85988B?: The complementary color is #988592, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #85988B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.86:1 and white text 3.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.