What color is #85A597?

#85A597 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Japanese Bonsai. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #85A597?

The RGB value is 133, 165, 151: 133 red, 165 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #85A597?

The complementary color is #A58593, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #85A597?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.83:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#85A597 color

#85A597 rgb(133, 165, 151)

Shades of green

The hex color #85A597 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 64.7% green and 59.2% blue (133, 165, 151).

Its hue angle is 154°, with 15% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Japanese Bonsai (#829F96), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.83:1).

#85A597 color codes

HEX	`#85A597`
RGB	`rgb(133, 165, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 64.7%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(154, 15%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(154, 19%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 8%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.07, -13.93, 3.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.07, 14.39, 165.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.712, 34.13, 34.347)`
Decimal	`8758679`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #85A597, 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 #85A597	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#85A597 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.83:1	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 #85A597 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #85a597; }
.text { color: #85a597; }
.border { border: 2px solid #85a597; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 165 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #85a597, #85a3a5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #85A597?: #85A597 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Japanese Bonsai. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #85A597?: The RGB value is 133, 165, 151: 133 red, 165 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #85A597?: The complementary color is #A58593, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #85A597?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.83:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.