What color is #85ADA3?

#85ADA3 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Treetop. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #85ADA3?

The RGB value is 133, 173, 163: 133 red, 173 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #85ADA3?

The complementary color is #AD858F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #85ADA3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.5:1 and white text 2.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#85ADA3 color

#85ADA3 rgb(133, 173, 163)

Shades of green

The hex color #85ADA3 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 67.8% green and 63.9% blue (133, 173, 163).

Its hue angle is 165°, with 20% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Treetop (#91B6AC), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.5:1).

#85ADA3 color codes

HEX	`#85ADA3`
RGB	`rgb(133, 173, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 67.8%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(165, 20%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(165, 23%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 6%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.66, -15.61, 0.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.66, 15.63, 177.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.225, 37.517, 40.239)`
Decimal	`8760739`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #85ADA3, 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 #85ADA3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#85ADA3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.5:1	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 #85ADA3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #85ada3; }
.text { color: #85ada3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #85ada3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 173 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #85ada3, #85a3ad); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #85ADA3?: #85ADA3 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Treetop. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #85ADA3?: The RGB value is 133, 173, 163: 133 red, 173 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #85ADA3?: The complementary color is #AD858F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #85ADA3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.5:1 and white text 2.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.