What color is #85A181?

#85A181 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mistletoe. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #85A181?

The RGB value is 133, 161, 129: 133 red, 161 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #85A181?

The complementary color is #9D81A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #85A181?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.41:1 and white text 2.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#85A181 color

#85A181 rgb(133, 161, 129)

Shades of green

The hex color #85A181 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 63.1% green and 50.6% blue (133, 161, 129).

Its hue angle is 112°, with 15% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Mistletoe (#8AA282), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.41:1).

#85A181 color codes

HEX	`#85A181`
RGB	`rgb(133, 161, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 63.1%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(112, 15%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(112, 20%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 20%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.39, -16.07, 13.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.39, 20.99, 139.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.379, 32.061, 25.563)`
Decimal	`8757633`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #85A181, 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 #85A181	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#85A181 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.41:1	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 #85A181 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #85a181; }
.text { color: #85a181; }
.border { border: 2px solid #85a181; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 161 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #85a181, #81a18d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #85A181?: #85A181 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mistletoe. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #85A181?: The RGB value is 133, 161, 129: 133 red, 161 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #85A181?: The complementary color is #9D81A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #85A181?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.41:1 and white text 2.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.