What color is #85A464?

#85A464 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Feels Good Man. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #85A464?

The RGB value is 133, 164, 100: 133 red, 164 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #85A464?

The complementary color is #8364A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #85A464?

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.

#85A464 color

#85A464 rgb(133, 164, 100)

Shades of green

The hex color #85A464 is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 64.3% green and 39.2% blue (133, 164, 100).

Its hue angle is 89°, with 26% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 39% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Feels Good Man (#7CA25A), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#85A464 color codes

HEX	`#85A464`
RGB	`rgb(133, 164, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 64.3%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(89, 26%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(89, 39%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 39%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.72, -22.2, 29.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.72, 37.14, 126.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.248, 32.457, 16.989)`
Decimal	`8758372`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #85A464, 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 #85A464	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#85A464 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 #85A464 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #85a464; }
.text { color: #85a464; }
.border { border: 2px solid #85a464; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 164 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #85a464, #65a464); }

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Questions

What color is #85A464?: #85A464 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Feels Good Man. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #85A464?: The RGB value is 133, 164, 100: 133 red, 164 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #85A464?: The complementary color is #8364A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #85A464?: 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.