What color is #85AFA7?

#85AFA7 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Treetop. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #85AFA7?

The RGB value is 133, 175, 167: 133 red, 175 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #85AFA7?

The complementary color is #AF858D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #85AFA7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.69:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#85AFA7 color

#85AFA7 rgb(133, 175, 167)

Shades of teal

The hex color #85AFA7 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 68.6% green and 65.5% blue (133, 175, 167).

Its hue angle is 169°, with 21% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Treetop (#91B6AC), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.69:1).

#85AFA7 color codes

HEX	`#85AFA7`
RGB	`rgb(133, 175, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 68.6%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(169, 21%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(169, 24%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 5%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.34, -15.79, -0.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.34, 15.8, 181.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.976, 38.435, 42.286)`
Decimal	`8761255`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #85AFA7, 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 #85AFA7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#85AFA7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.69:1	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 #85AFA7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #85afa7; }
.text { color: #85afa7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #85afa7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 175 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #85afa7, #85a2af); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #85AFA7?: #85AFA7 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Treetop. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #85AFA7?: The RGB value is 133, 175, 167: 133 red, 175 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #85AFA7?: The complementary color is #AF858D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #85AFA7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.69:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.