What color is #85A05A?

#85A05A 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 #85A05A?

The RGB value is 133, 160, 90: 133 red, 160 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #85A05A?

The complementary color is #755AA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #85A05A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.17:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#85A05A color

#85A05A rgb(133, 160, 90)

Shades of green

The hex color #85A05A is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 62.7% green and 35.3% blue (133, 160, 90).

Its hue angle is 83°, with 28% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 44% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Rosemarried (#819B4F), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.17:1).

#85A05A color codes

HEX	`#85A05A`
RGB	`rgb(133, 160, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 62.7%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(83, 28%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(83, 44%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 44%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.39, -21.49, 33.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.39, 39.68, 122.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.089, 30.866, 14.36)`
Decimal	`8757338`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #85A05A, 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 #85A05A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#85A05A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.17:1	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 #85A05A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #85a05a; }
.text { color: #85a05a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #85a05a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 160 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #85a05a, #62a05a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #85A05A?: #85A05A 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 #85A05A?: The RGB value is 133, 160, 90: 133 red, 160 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #85A05A?: The complementary color is #755AA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #85A05A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.17:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.