What color is #85AB80?

#85AB80 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Verdant Haven. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #85AB80?

The RGB value is 133, 171, 128: 133 red, 171 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #85AB80?

The complementary color is #A680AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #85AB80?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.13:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#85AB80 color

#85AB80 rgb(133, 171, 128)

Shades of green

The hex color #85AB80 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 67.1% green and 50.2% blue (133, 171, 128).

Its hue angle is 113°, with 20% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Verdant Haven (#84A97C), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.13:1).

#85AB80 color codes

HEX	`#85AB80`
RGB	`rgb(133, 171, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 67.1%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(113, 20%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(113, 25%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 25%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.27, -21.39, 18.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.27, 27.98, 139.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.131, 35.67, 25.821)`
Decimal	`8760192`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #85AB80, 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 #85AB80	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#85AB80 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.13:1	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 #85AB80 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #85ab80; }
.text { color: #85ab80; }
.border { border: 2px solid #85ab80; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 171 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #85ab80, #80ab91); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #85AB80?: #85AB80 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Verdant Haven. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #85AB80?: The RGB value is 133, 171, 128: 133 red, 171 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #85AB80?: The complementary color is #A680AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #85AB80?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.13:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.