What color is #85B389?

#85B389 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Verde. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #85B389?

The RGB value is 133, 179, 137: 133 red, 179 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #85B389?

The complementary color is #B385AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #85B389?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.81:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#85B389 color

#85B389 rgb(133, 179, 137)

Shades of green

The hex color #85B389 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 70.2% green and 53.7% blue (133, 179, 137).

Its hue angle is 125°, with 23% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Verde (#7FB383), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.81:1).

#85B389 color codes

HEX	`#85B389`
RGB	`rgb(133, 179, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 70.2%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(125, 23%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(125, 26%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 23%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.77, -23.82, 16.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.77, 29.03, 145.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.307, 39.032, 29.599)`
Decimal	`8762249`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #85B389, 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 #85B389	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#85B389 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.81:1	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 #85B389 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #85b389; }
.text { color: #85b389; }
.border { border: 2px solid #85b389; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 179 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #85b389, #85b3a0); }

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Questions

What color is #85B389?: #85B389 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Verde. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #85B389?: The RGB value is 133, 179, 137: 133 red, 179 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #85B389?: The complementary color is #B385AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #85B389?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.81:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.