What color is #85AE8B?

#85AE8B is a grayish green, closest to the named color Green Goddess. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #85AE8B?

The RGB value is 133, 174, 139: 133 red, 174 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #85AE8B?

The complementary color is #AE85A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #85AE8B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.42:1 and white text 2.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#85AE8B color

#85AE8B rgb(133, 174, 139)

Shades of green

The hex color #85AE8B is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 68.2% green and 54.5% blue (133, 174, 139).

Its hue angle is 129°, with 20% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Green Goddess (#76AD83), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.42:1).

#85AE8B color codes

HEX	`#85AE8B`
RGB	`rgb(133, 174, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 68.2%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(129, 20%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(129, 24%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 20%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.37, -20.94, 13.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.37, 24.94, 147.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.468, 37.122, 30.034)`
Decimal	`8760971`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #85AE8B, 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 #85AE8B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#85AE8B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.42:1	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 #85AE8B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #85ae8b; }
.text { color: #85ae8b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #85ae8b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 174 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #85ae8b, #85aea0); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #85AE8B?: #85AE8B is a grayish green, closest to the named color Green Goddess. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #85AE8B?: The RGB value is 133, 174, 139: 133 red, 174 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #85AE8B?: The complementary color is #AE85A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #85AE8B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.42:1 and white text 2.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.