What color is #85AC96?

#85AC96 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Catnip. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #85AC96?

The RGB value is 133, 172, 150: 133 red, 172 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #85AC96?

The complementary color is #AC859B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #85AC96?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.34:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#85AC96 color

#85AC96 rgb(133, 172, 150)

Shades of green

The hex color #85AC96 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 67.5% green and 58.8% blue (133, 172, 150).

Its hue angle is 146°, with 19% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Catnip (#80AA95), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.34:1).

#85AC96 color codes

HEX	`#85AC96`
RGB	`rgb(133, 172, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 67.5%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(146, 19%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(146, 23%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 13%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.05, -17.79, 7.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.05, 19.13, 158.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.929, 36.693, 34.354)`
Decimal	`8760470`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #85AC96, 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 #85AC96	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#85AC96 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.34:1	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 #85AC96 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #85ac96; }
.text { color: #85ac96; }
.border { border: 2px solid #85ac96; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 172 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #85ac96, #85acaa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #85AC96?: #85AC96 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Catnip. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #85AC96?: The RGB value is 133, 172, 150: 133 red, 172 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #85AC96?: The complementary color is #AC859B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #85AC96?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.34:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.