What color is #85AC85?

#85AC85 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 #85AC85?

The RGB value is 133, 172, 133: 133 red, 172 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #85AC85?

The complementary color is #AC85AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #85AC85?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.24:1 and white text 2.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#85AC85 color

#85AC85 rgb(133, 172, 133)

Shades of green

The hex color #85AC85 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 67.5% green and 52.2% blue (133, 172, 133).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 19% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Verdant Haven (#84A97C), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.24:1).

#85AC85 color codes

HEX	`#85AC85`
RGB	`rgb(133, 172, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 67.5%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 19%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 23%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 23%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.66, -21.02, 15.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.66, 26.32, 142.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.658, 36.184, 27.66)`
Decimal	`8760453`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #85AC85, 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 #85AC85	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#85AC85 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.24:1	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 #85AC85 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #85ac85; }
.text { color: #85ac85; }
.border { border: 2px solid #85ac85; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 172 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #85ac85, #85ac99); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #85AC85?: #85AC85 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 #85AC85?: The RGB value is 133, 172, 133: 133 red, 172 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #85AC85?: The complementary color is #AC85AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #85AC85?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.24:1 and white text 2.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.