What color is #85B3AF?

#85B3AF is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Summit. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #85B3AF?

The RGB value is 133, 179, 175: 133 red, 179 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #85B3AF?

The complementary color is #B38589, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #85B3AF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.06:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#85B3AF color

#85B3AF rgb(133, 179, 175)

Shades of teal

The hex color #85B3AF is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 70.2% green and 68.6% blue (133, 179, 175).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 23% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Summit (#8BB6B8), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.06:1).

#85B3AF color codes

HEX	`#85B3AF`
RGB	`rgb(133, 179, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 70.2%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 23%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 26%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 2%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.7, -16.1, -2.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.7, 16.36, 190.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.528, 40.32, 46.565)`
Decimal	`8762287`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #85B3AF, 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 #85B3AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#85B3AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.06:1	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 #85B3AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #85b3af; }
.text { color: #85b3af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #85b3af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 179 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #85b3af, #85a0b3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #85B3AF?: #85B3AF is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Summit. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #85B3AF?: The RGB value is 133, 179, 175: 133 red, 179 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #85B3AF?: The complementary color is #B38589, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #85B3AF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.06:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.