What color is #85A8A1?

#85A8A1 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Japanese Bonsai. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #85A8A1?

The RGB value is 133, 168, 161: 133 red, 168 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #85A8A1?

The complementary color is #A8858C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #85A8A1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.11:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#85A8A1 color

#85A8A1 rgb(133, 168, 161)

Shades of teal

The hex color #85A8A1 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 65.9% green and 63.1% blue (133, 168, 161).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 17% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Japanese Bonsai (#829F96), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.11:1).

#85A8A1 color codes

HEX	`#85A8A1`
RGB	`rgb(133, 168, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 65.9%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 17%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 21%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 4%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.19, -13.41, -0.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.19, 13.42, 181.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.107, 35.564, 38.99)`
Decimal	`8759457`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #85A8A1, 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 #85A8A1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#85A8A1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.11:1	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 #85A8A1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #85a8a1; }
.text { color: #85a8a1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #85a8a1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 168 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #85a8a1, #859ea8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #85A8A1?: #85A8A1 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Japanese Bonsai. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #85A8A1?: The RGB value is 133, 168, 161: 133 red, 168 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #85A8A1?: The complementary color is #A8858C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #85A8A1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.11:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.