What color is #85A282?

#85A282 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mistletoe. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #85A282?

The RGB value is 133, 162, 130: 133 red, 162 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #85A282?

The complementary color is #9F82A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #85A282?

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.

#85A282 color

#85A282 rgb(133, 162, 130)

Shades of green

The hex color #85A282 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 63.5% green and 51% blue (133, 162, 130).

Its hue angle is 114°, with 15% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Mistletoe (#8AA282), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#85A282 color codes

HEX	`#85A282`
RGB	`rgb(133, 162, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 63.5%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(114, 15%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(114, 20%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 20%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.7, -16.41, 13.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.7, 21.17, 140.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.622, 32.438, 25.973)`
Decimal	`8757890`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #85A282, 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 #85A282	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#85A282 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 #85A282 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #85a282; }
.text { color: #85a282; }
.border { border: 2px solid #85a282; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 162 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #85a282, #82a28f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #85A282?: #85A282 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mistletoe. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #85A282?: The RGB value is 133, 162, 130: 133 red, 162 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #85A282?: The complementary color is #9F82A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #85A282?: 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.