What color is #85A09A?

#85A09A is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Japanese Bonsai. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #85A09A?

The RGB value is 133, 160, 154: 133 red, 160 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #85A09A?

The complementary color is #A0858B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #85A09A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.49:1 and white text 2.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#85A09A color

#85A09A rgb(133, 160, 154)

Shades of gray

The hex color #85A09A is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 62.7% green and 60.4% blue (133, 160, 154).

Its hue angle is 167°, with 12% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Japanese Bonsai (#829F96), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.49:1).

#85A09A color codes

HEX	`#85A09A`
RGB	`rgb(133, 160, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 62.7%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(167, 12%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(167, 17%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 4%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.72, -10.64, -0.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.72, 10.64, 180.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.075, 32.46, 35.352)`
Decimal	`8757402`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #85A09A, 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 #85A09A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#85A09A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.49:1	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 #85A09A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #85a09a; }
.text { color: #85a09a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #85a09a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 160 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #85a09a, #8599a0); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #85A09A?: #85A09A is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Japanese Bonsai. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #85A09A?: The RGB value is 133, 160, 154: 133 red, 160 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #85A09A?: The complementary color is #A0858B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #85A09A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.49:1 and white text 2.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.