What color is #85B38C?

#85B38C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Verde. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #85B38C?

The RGB value is 133, 179, 140: 133 red, 179 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #85B38C?

The complementary color is #B385AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #85B38C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.82:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#85B38C color

#85B38C rgb(133, 179, 140)

Shades of green

The hex color #85B38C is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 70.2% green and 54.9% blue (133, 179, 140).

Its hue angle is 129°, with 23% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Verde (#7FB383), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.82:1).

#85B38C color codes

HEX	`#85B38C`
RGB	`rgb(133, 179, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 70.2%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(129, 23%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(129, 26%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 22%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.84, -23.27, 15.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.84, 27.72, 147.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.525, 39.119, 30.748)`
Decimal	`8762252`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #85B38C, 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 #85B38C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#85B38C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.82:1	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 #85B38C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #85b38c; }
.text { color: #85b38c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #85b38c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 179 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #85b38c, #85b3a3); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #85B38C?: #85B38C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Verde. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #85B38C?: The RGB value is 133, 179, 140: 133 red, 179 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #85B38C?: The complementary color is #B385AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #85B38C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.82:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.