What color is #85AD8E?

#85AD8E is a grayish green, closest to the named color Catnip. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #85AD8E?

The RGB value is 133, 173, 142: 133 red, 173 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #85AD8E?

The complementary color is #AD85A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #85AD8E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.37:1 and white text 2.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#85AD8E color

#85AD8E rgb(133, 173, 142)

Shades of green

The hex color #85AD8E is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 67.8% green and 55.7% blue (133, 173, 142).

Its hue angle is 134°, with 20% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Catnip (#80AA95), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.37:1).

#85AD8E color codes

HEX	`#85AD8E`
RGB	`rgb(133, 173, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 67.8%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(134, 20%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(134, 23%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 18%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.15, -19.87, 11.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.15, 23, 149.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.498, 36.826, 31.14)`
Decimal	`8760718`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #85AD8E, 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 #85AD8E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#85AD8E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.37:1	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 #85AD8E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #85ad8e; }
.text { color: #85ad8e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #85ad8e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 173 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #85ad8e, #85ada2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #85AD8E?: #85AD8E is a grayish green, closest to the named color Catnip. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #85AD8E?: The RGB value is 133, 173, 142: 133 red, 173 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #85AD8E?: The complementary color is #AD85A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #85AD8E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.37:1 and white text 2.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.