What color is #85AB75?

#85AB75 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Lush Fields. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #85AB75?

The RGB value is 133, 171, 117: 133 red, 171 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #85AB75?

The complementary color is #9B75AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #85AB75?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.08:1 and white text 2.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#85AB75 color

#85AB75 rgb(133, 171, 117)

Shades of green

The hex color #85AB75 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 67.1% green and 45.9% blue (133, 171, 117).

Its hue angle is 102°, with 24% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Lush Fields (#88AA77), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.08:1).

#85AB75 color codes

HEX	`#85AB75`
RGB	`rgb(133, 171, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 67.1%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(102, 24%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(102, 32%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 32%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.06, -23.21, 23.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.06, 33.2, 134.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.446, 35.396, 22.212)`
Decimal	`8760181`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #85AB75, 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 #85AB75	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#85AB75 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.08:1	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 #85AB75 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #85ab75; }
.text { color: #85ab75; }
.border { border: 2px solid #85ab75; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 171 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #85ab75, #75ab80); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Matcha.

Questions

What color is #85AB75?: #85AB75 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Lush Fields. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #85AB75?: The RGB value is 133, 171, 117: 133 red, 171 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #85AB75?: The complementary color is #9B75AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #85AB75?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.08:1 and white text 2.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.