What color is #85B795?

#85B795 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Neptune Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #85B795?

The RGB value is 133, 183, 149: 133 red, 183 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #85B795?

The complementary color is #B785A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #85B795?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.2:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#85B795 color

#85B795 rgb(133, 183, 149)

Shades of green

The hex color #85B795 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 71.8% green and 58.4% blue (133, 183, 149).

Its hue angle is 139°, with 26% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Neptune Green (#7FBB9E), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.2:1).

#85B795 color codes

HEX	`#85B795`
RGB	`rgb(133, 183, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 71.8%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(139, 26%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(139, 27%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 19%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.19, -23.57, 12.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.19, 26.47, 152.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.029, 41.022, 34.658)`
Decimal	`8763285`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #85B795, 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 #85B795	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#85B795 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.2:1	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 #85B795 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #85b795; }
.text { color: #85b795; }
.border { border: 2px solid #85b795; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 183 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #85b795, #85b7ae); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #85B795?: #85B795 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Neptune Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #85B795?: The RGB value is 133, 183, 149: 133 red, 183 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #85B795?: The complementary color is #B785A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #85B795?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.2:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.