What color is #85AEA2?

#85AEA2 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 #85AEA2?

The RGB value is 133, 174, 162: 133 red, 174 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #85AEA2?

The complementary color is #AE8591, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #85AEA2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.57:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#85AEA2 color

#85AEA2 rgb(133, 174, 162)

Shades of green

The hex color #85AEA2 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 68.2% green and 63.5% blue (133, 174, 162).

Its hue angle is 162°, with 20% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% 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 8.57:1).

#85AEA2 color codes

HEX	`#85AEA2`
RGB	`rgb(133, 174, 162)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 68.2%, 63.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(162, 20%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(162, 24%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 7%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.92, -16.35, 1.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.92, 16.43, 174.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.329, 37.866, 39.834)`
Decimal	`8760994`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #85AEA2, 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 #85AEA2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#85AEA2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.57:1	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 #85AEA2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #85aea2; }
.text { color: #85aea2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #85aea2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 174 162 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #85aea2, #85a5ae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #85AEA2?: #85AEA2 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 #85AEA2?: The RGB value is 133, 174, 162: 133 red, 174 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #85AEA2?: The complementary color is #AE8591, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #85AEA2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.57:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.