What color is #85B183?

#85B183 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Verde. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #85B183?

The RGB value is 133, 177, 131: 133 red, 177 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #85B183?

The complementary color is #AF83B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #85B183?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.61:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#85B183 color

#85B183 rgb(133, 177, 131)

Shades of green

The hex color #85B183 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 69.4% green and 51.4% blue (133, 177, 131).

Its hue angle is 117°, with 23% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Verde (#7FB383), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.61:1).

#85B183 color codes

HEX	`#85B183`
RGB	`rgb(133, 177, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 69.4%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(117, 23%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(117, 26%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 26%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.07, -23.88, 18.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.07, 30.45, 141.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.491, 38.069, 27.262)`
Decimal	`8761731`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #85B183, 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 #85B183	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#85B183 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.61:1	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 #85B183 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #85b183; }
.text { color: #85b183; }
.border { border: 2px solid #85b183; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 177 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #85b183, #83b198); }

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Questions

What color is #85B183?: #85B183 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Verde. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #85B183?: The RGB value is 133, 177, 131: 133 red, 177 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #85B183?: The complementary color is #AF83B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #85B183?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.61:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.