What color is #85A063?

#85A063 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Buckingham Gardens. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #85A063?

The RGB value is 133, 160, 99: 133 red, 160 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #85A063?

The complementary color is #7E63A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #85A063?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.21:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#85A063 color

#85A063 rgb(133, 160, 99)

Shades of green

The hex color #85A063 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 62.7% green and 38.8% blue (133, 160, 99).

Its hue angle is 87°, with 24% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 38% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Buckingham Gardens (#89A068), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.21:1).

#85A063 color codes

HEX	`#85A063`
RGB	`rgb(133, 160, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 62.7%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(87, 24%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(87, 38%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 38%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.53, -20.31, 28.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.53, 35.22, 125.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.496, 31.029, 16.501)`
Decimal	`8757347`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #85A063, 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 #85A063	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#85A063 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.21:1	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 #85A063 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #85a063; }
.text { color: #85a063; }
.border { border: 2px solid #85a063; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 160 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #85a063, #67a063); }

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Questions

What color is #85A063?: #85A063 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Buckingham Gardens. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #85A063?: The RGB value is 133, 160, 99: 133 red, 160 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #85A063?: The complementary color is #7E63A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #85A063?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.21:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.