What color is #85B674?

#85B674 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 #85B674?

The RGB value is 133, 182, 116: 133 red, 182 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #85B674?

The complementary color is #A574B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #85B674?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.94:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#85B674 color

#85B674 rgb(133, 182, 116)

Shades of green

The hex color #85B674 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 71.4% green and 45.5% blue (133, 182, 116).

Its hue angle is 105°, with 31% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 36% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Soon to Be Hay (#7BB369), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.94:1).

#85B674 color codes

HEX	`#85B674`
RGB	`rgb(133, 182, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 71.4%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(105, 31%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(105, 36%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 36%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.26, -28.76, 28.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.26, 40.51, 135.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.552, 39.702, 22.626)`
Decimal	`8762996`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #85B674, 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 #85B674	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#85B674 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.94:1	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 #85B674 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #85b674; }
.text { color: #85b674; }
.border { border: 2px solid #85b674; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 182 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #85b674, #74b684); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pistachio.

Questions

What color is #85B674?: #85B674 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 #85B674?: The RGB value is 133, 182, 116: 133 red, 182 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #85B674?: The complementary color is #A574B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #85B674?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.94:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.