What color is #85B18A?

#85B18A is a grayish green, closest to the named color Verde. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #85B18A?

The RGB value is 133, 177, 138: 133 red, 177 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #85B18A?

The complementary color is #B185AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #85B18A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.65:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#85B18A color

#85B18A rgb(133, 177, 138)

Shades of green

The hex color #85B18A is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 69.4% green and 54.1% blue (133, 177, 138).

Its hue angle is 127°, with 22% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Verde (#7FB383), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.65:1).

#85B18A color codes

HEX	`#85B18A`
RGB	`rgb(133, 177, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 69.4%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(127, 22%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(127, 25%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 22%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.22, -22.64, 15.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.22, 27.31, 145.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.981, 38.265, 29.846)`
Decimal	`8761738`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #85B18A, 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 #85B18A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#85B18A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.65:1	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 #85B18A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #85b18a; }
.text { color: #85b18a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #85b18a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 177 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #85b18a, #85b1a0); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #85B18A?: #85B18A is a grayish green, closest to the named color Verde. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #85B18A?: The RGB value is 133, 177, 138: 133 red, 177 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #85B18A?: The complementary color is #B185AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #85B18A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.65:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.