What color is #85A270?

#85A270 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Succulent Greenhouse. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #85A270?

The RGB value is 133, 162, 112: 133 red, 162 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #85A270?

The complementary color is #8D70A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #85A270?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.4:1 and white text 2.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#85A270 color

#85A270 rgb(133, 162, 112)

Shades of green

The hex color #85A270 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 63.5% green and 43.9% blue (133, 162, 112).

Its hue angle is 95°, with 21% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Succulent Greenhouse (#8BA477), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.4:1).

#85A270 color codes

HEX	`#85A270`
RGB	`rgb(133, 162, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 63.5%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(95, 21%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(95, 31%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 31%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.34, -19.43, 22.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.34, 29.96, 130.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.517, 31.997, 20.158)`
Decimal	`8757872`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #85A270, 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 #85A270	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#85A270 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.4:1	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 #85A270 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #85a270; }
.text { color: #85a270; }
.border { border: 2px solid #85a270; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 162 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #85a270, #70a274); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Matcha.

Questions

What color is #85A270?: #85A270 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Succulent Greenhouse. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #85A270?: The RGB value is 133, 162, 112: 133 red, 162 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #85A270?: The complementary color is #8D70A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #85A270?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.4:1 and white text 2.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.