What color is #85B96A?

#85B96A is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Dollar Bill. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #85B96A?

The RGB value is 133, 185, 106: 133 red, 185 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #85B96A?

The complementary color is #9E6AB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #85B96A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.15:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#85B96A color

#85B96A rgb(133, 185, 106)

Shades of green

The hex color #85B96A is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 72.5% green and 41.6% blue (133, 185, 106).

Its hue angle is 99°, with 36% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 43% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Dollar Bill (#85BB65), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.15:1).

#85B96A color codes

HEX	`#85B96A`
RGB	`rgb(133, 185, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 72.5%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(99, 36%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(99, 43%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 43%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.98, -31.61, 34.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.98, 46.93, 132.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.623, 40.724, 19.933)`
Decimal	`8763754`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #85B96A, 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 #85B96A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#85B96A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.15:1	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 #85B96A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #85b96a; }
.text { color: #85b96a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #85b96a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 185 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #85b96a, #6ab977); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #85B96A?: #85B96A is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Dollar Bill. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #85B96A?: The RGB value is 133, 185, 106: 133 red, 185 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #85B96A?: The complementary color is #9E6AB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #85B96A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.15:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.