What color is #85B566?

#85B566 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Broccoli. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #85B566?

The RGB value is 133, 181, 102: 133 red, 181 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #85B566?

The complementary color is #9666B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #85B566?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.8:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#85B566 color

#85B566 rgb(133, 181, 102)

Shades of green

The hex color #85B566 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 71% green and 40% blue (133, 181, 102).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 35% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 44% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Broccoli (#87B364), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.8:1).

#85B566 color codes

HEX	`#85B566`
RGB	`rgb(133, 181, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 71%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 35%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 44%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 44%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.75, -30.25, 35.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.75, 46.39, 130.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.594, 38.993, 18.588)`
Decimal	`8762726`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #85B566, 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 #85B566	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#85B566 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.8:1	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 #85B566 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #85b566; }
.text { color: #85b566; }
.border { border: 2px solid #85b566; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 181 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #85b566, #66b56e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pistachio.

Questions

What color is #85B566?: #85B566 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Broccoli. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #85B566?: The RGB value is 133, 181, 102: 133 red, 181 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #85B566?: The complementary color is #9666B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #85B566?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.8:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.