What color is #85B499?

#85B499 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Froggy Pond. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #85B499?

The RGB value is 133, 180, 153: 133 red, 180 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #85B499?

The complementary color is #B485A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #85B499?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.99:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#85B499 color

#85B499 rgb(133, 180, 153)

Shades of green

The hex color #85B499 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 70.6% green and 60% blue (133, 180, 153).

Its hue angle is 146°, with 24% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Froggy Pond (#7FBA9E), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.99:1).

#85B499 color codes

HEX	`#85B499`
RGB	`rgb(133, 180, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 70.6%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(146, 24%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(146, 26%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 15%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.42, -21.28, 8.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.42, 23.02, 157.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.742, 39.928, 36.165)`
Decimal	`8762521`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #85B499, 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 #85B499	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#85B499 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.99:1	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 #85B499 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #85b499; }
.text { color: #85b499; }
.border { border: 2px solid #85b499; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 180 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #85b499, #85b4b1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #85B499?: #85B499 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Froggy Pond. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #85B499?: The RGB value is 133, 180, 153: 133 red, 180 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #85B499?: The complementary color is #B485A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #85B499?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.99:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.