What color is #85B66D?

#85B66D is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Soon to Be Hay. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #85B66D?

The RGB value is 133, 182, 109: 133 red, 182 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #85B66D?

The complementary color is #9E6DB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #85B66D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.91:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#85B66D color

#85B66D rgb(133, 182, 109)

Shades of green

The hex color #85B66D is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 71.4% green and 42.7% blue (133, 182, 109).

Its hue angle is 100°, with 33% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 40% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Soon to Be Hay (#7BB369), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.91:1).

#85B66D color codes

HEX	`#85B66D`
RGB	`rgb(133, 182, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 71.4%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(100, 33%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(100, 40%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 40%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.14, -29.78, 32.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.14, 43.75, 132.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.16, 39.546, 20.562)`
Decimal	`8762989`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #85B66D, 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 #85B66D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#85B66D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.91:1	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 #85B66D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #85b66d; }
.text { color: #85b66d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #85b66d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 182 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #85b66d, #6db679); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pistachio.

Questions

What color is #85B66D?: #85B66D is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Soon to Be Hay. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #85B66D?: The RGB value is 133, 182, 109: 133 red, 182 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #85B66D?: The complementary color is #9E6DB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #85B66D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.91:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.