What color is #85B26E?

#85B26E is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Soon to Be Hay. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #85B26E?

The RGB value is 133, 178, 110: 133 red, 178 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #85B26E?

The complementary color is #9B6EB2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #85B26E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.59:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#85B26E color

#85B26E rgb(133, 178, 110)

Shades of green

The hex color #85B26E is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 69.8% green and 43.1% blue (133, 178, 110).

Its hue angle is 100°, with 31% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 38% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Soon to Be Hay (#7BB369), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.59:1).

#85B26E color codes

HEX	`#85B26E`
RGB	`rgb(133, 178, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 69.8%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(100, 31%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(100, 38%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 38%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.99, -27.71, 30.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.99, 40.86, 132.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.407, 37.952, 20.578)`
Decimal	`8761966`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #85B26E, 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 #85B26E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#85B26E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.59:1	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 #85B26E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #85b26e; }
.text { color: #85b26e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #85b26e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 178 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #85b26e, #6eb279); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Matcha.

Questions

What color is #85B26E?: #85B26E is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Soon to Be Hay. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #85B26E?: The RGB value is 133, 178, 110: 133 red, 178 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #85B26E?: The complementary color is #9B6EB2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #85B26E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.59:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.