What color is #85AE91?

#85AE91 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Catnip. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #85AE91?

The RGB value is 133, 174, 145: 133 red, 174 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #85AE91?

The complementary color is #AE85A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #85AE91?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.46:1 and white text 2.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#85AE91 color

#85AE91 rgb(133, 174, 145)

Shades of green

The hex color #85AE91 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 68.2% green and 56.9% blue (133, 174, 145).

Its hue angle is 138°, with 20% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Catnip (#80AA95), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.46:1).

#85AE91 color codes

HEX	`#85AE91`
RGB	`rgb(133, 174, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 68.2%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(138, 20%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(138, 24%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 17%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.5, -19.8, 10.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.5, 22.39, 152.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.918, 37.302, 32.406)`
Decimal	`8760977`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #85AE91, 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 #85AE91	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#85AE91 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.46:1	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 #85AE91 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #85ae91; }
.text { color: #85ae91; }
.border { border: 2px solid #85ae91; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 174 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #85ae91, #85aea5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #85AE91?: #85AE91 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Catnip. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #85AE91?: The RGB value is 133, 174, 145: 133 red, 174 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #85AE91?: The complementary color is #AE85A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #85AE91?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.46:1 and white text 2.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.