What color is #85A051?

#85A051 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Rosemarried. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #85A051?

The RGB value is 133, 160, 81: 133 red, 160 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #85A051?

The complementary color is #6C51A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #85A051?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.14:1 and white text 2.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#85A051 color

#85A051 rgb(133, 160, 81)

Shades of green

The hex color #85A051 is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 62.7% green and 31.8% blue (133, 160, 81).

Its hue angle is 81°, with 33% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 49% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Rosemarried (#819B4F), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.14:1).

#85A051 color codes

HEX	`#85A051`
RGB	`rgb(133, 160, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 62.7%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(81, 33%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(81, 49%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 49%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.27, -22.55, 37.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.27, 44.05, 120.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.729, 30.722, 12.463)`
Decimal	`8757329`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #85A051, 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 #85A051	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#85A051 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.14:1	Pass	Pass	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 #85A051 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #85a051; }
.text { color: #85a051; }
.border { border: 2px solid #85a051; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 160 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #85a051, #5ea051); }

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Questions

What color is #85A051?: #85A051 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Rosemarried. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #85A051?: The RGB value is 133, 160, 81: 133 red, 160 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #85A051?: The complementary color is #6C51A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #85A051?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.14:1 and white text 2.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.