What color is #85998B?

#85998B 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 #85998B?

The RGB value is 133, 153, 139: 133 red, 153 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #85998B?

The complementary color is #998593, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #85998B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.93:1 and white text 3.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#85998B color

#85998B rgb(133, 153, 139)

Shades of gray

The hex color #85998B is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 60% green and 54.5% blue (133, 153, 139).

Its hue angle is 138°, with 9% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Mother Earth (#849C8D), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.93:1).

#85998B color codes

HEX	`#85998B`
RGB	`rgb(133, 153, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 60%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(138, 9%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(138, 13%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 9%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.34, -9.93, 4.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.34, 11.1, 153.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.723, 29.633, 28.786)`
Decimal	`8755595`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #85998B, 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 #85998B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#85998B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.93:1	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 #85998B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #85998b; }
.text { color: #85998b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #85998b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 153 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #85998b, #859995); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #85998B?: #85998B 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 #85998B?: The RGB value is 133, 153, 139: 133 red, 153 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #85998B?: The complementary color is #998593, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #85998B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.93:1 and white text 3.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.