What color is #85B69B?

#85B69B is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Froggy Pond. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #85B69B?

The RGB value is 133, 182, 155: 133 red, 182 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #85B69B?

The complementary color is #B685A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #85B69B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.16:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#85B69B color

#85B69B rgb(133, 182, 155)

Shades of green

The hex color #85B69B is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 71.4% green and 60.8% blue (133, 182, 155).

Its hue angle is 147°, with 25% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Froggy Pond (#7FBA9E), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.16:1).

#85B69B color codes

HEX	`#85B69B`
RGB	`rgb(133, 182, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 71.4%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(147, 25%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(147, 27%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 15%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.04, -21.89, 8.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.04, 23.51, 158.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.315, 40.808, 37.178)`
Decimal	`8763035`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #85B69B, 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 #85B69B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#85B69B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.16:1	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 #85B69B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #85b69b; }
.text { color: #85b69b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #85b69b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 182 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #85b69b, #85b6b4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #85B69B?: #85B69B is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Froggy Pond. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #85B69B?: The RGB value is 133, 182, 155: 133 red, 182 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #85B69B?: The complementary color is #B685A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #85B69B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.16:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.