What color is #85AA5E?

#85AA5E is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Matcha. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #85AA5E?

The RGB value is 133, 170, 94: 133 red, 170 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #85AA5E?

The complementary color is #835EAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #85AA5E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.91:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#85AA5E color

#85AA5E rgb(133, 170, 94)

Shades of green

The hex color #85AA5E is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 66.7% green and 36.9% blue (133, 170, 94).

Its hue angle is 89°, with 31% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 45% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Matcha (#8BA85F), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.91:1).

#85AA5E color codes

HEX	`#85AA5E`
RGB	`rgb(133, 170, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 66.7%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(89, 31%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(89, 45%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 45%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.39, -25.97, 35.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.39, 43.62, 126.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.068, 34.544, 15.882)`
Decimal	`8759902`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #85AA5E, 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 #85AA5E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#85AA5E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.91:1	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 #85AA5E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #85aa5e; }
.text { color: #85aa5e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #85aa5e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 170 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #85aa5e, #5faa5e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #85AA5E?: #85AA5E is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Matcha. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #85AA5E?: The RGB value is 133, 170, 94: 133 red, 170 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #85AA5E?: The complementary color is #835EAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #85AA5E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.91:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.