What color is #85A381?

#85A381 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mistletoe. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #85A381?

The RGB value is 133, 163, 129: 133 red, 163 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #85A381?

The complementary color is #9F81A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #85A381?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.55:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#85A381 color

#85A381 rgb(133, 163, 129)

Shades of green

The hex color #85A381 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 63.9% green and 50.6% blue (133, 163, 129).

Its hue angle is 113°, with 16% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Mistletoe (#8AA282), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.55:1).

#85A381 color codes

HEX	`#85A381`
RGB	`rgb(133, 163, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 63.9%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(113, 16%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(113, 21%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 21%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.97, -17.11, 14.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.97, 22.3, 140.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.732, 32.765, 25.681)`
Decimal	`8758145`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #85A381, 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 #85A381	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#85A381 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.55:1	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 #85A381 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #85a381; }
.text { color: #85a381; }
.border { border: 2px solid #85a381; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 163 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #85a381, #81a38e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #85A381?: #85A381 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mistletoe. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #85A381?: The RGB value is 133, 163, 129: 133 red, 163 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #85A381?: The complementary color is #9F81A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #85A381?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.55:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.