What color is #85A486?

#85A486 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Basswood Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #85A486?

The RGB value is 133, 164, 134: 133 red, 164 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #85A486?

The complementary color is #A485A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #85A486?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.65:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#85A486 color

#85A486 rgb(133, 164, 134)

Shades of green

The hex color #85A486 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 64.3% green and 52.5% blue (133, 164, 134).

Its hue angle is 122°, with 15% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Basswood Green (#839E83), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.65:1).

#85A486 color codes

HEX	`#85A486`
RGB	`rgb(133, 164, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 64.3%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(122, 15%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(122, 19%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 18%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.37, -16.72, 12.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.37, 20.64, 144.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.25, 33.258, 27.533)`
Decimal	`8758406`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #85A486, 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 #85A486	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#85A486 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.65:1	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 #85A486 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #85a486; }
.text { color: #85a486; }
.border { border: 2px solid #85a486; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 164 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #85a486, #85a496); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #85A486?: #85A486 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Basswood Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #85A486?: The RGB value is 133, 164, 134: 133 red, 164 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #85A486?: The complementary color is #A485A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #85A486?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.65:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.