What color is #85B09B?

#85B09B is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Catnip. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #85B09B?

The RGB value is 133, 176, 155: 133 red, 176 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #85B09B?

The complementary color is #B0859A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #85B09B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.68:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#85B09B color

#85B09B rgb(133, 176, 155)

Shades of green

The hex color #85B09B is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 69% green and 60.8% blue (133, 176, 155).

Its hue angle is 151°, with 21% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Catnip (#80AA95), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.68:1).

#85B09B color codes

HEX	`#85B09B`
RGB	`rgb(133, 176, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 69%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(151, 21%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(151, 24%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 12%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.32, -18.84, 6.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.32, 19.8, 162.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.113, 38.403, 36.777)`
Decimal	`8761499`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #85B09B, 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 #85B09B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#85B09B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.68:1	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 #85B09B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #85b09b; }
.text { color: #85b09b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #85b09b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 176 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #85b09b, #85b0b0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #85B09B?: #85B09B is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Catnip. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #85B09B?: The RGB value is 133, 176, 155: 133 red, 176 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #85B09B?: The complementary color is #B0859A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #85B09B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.68:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.