What color is #85B990?

#85B990 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Dark Sea Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #85B990?

The RGB value is 133, 185, 144: 133 red, 185 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #85B990?

The complementary color is #B985AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #85B990?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.34:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#85B990 color

#85B990 rgb(133, 185, 144)

Shades of green

The hex color #85B990 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 72.5% green and 56.5% blue (133, 185, 144).

Its hue angle is 133°, with 27% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.34:1).

#85B990 color codes

HEX	`#85B990`
RGB	`rgb(133, 185, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 72.5%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(133, 27%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(133, 28%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 22%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.66, -25.51, 15.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.66, 29.81, 148.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.054, 41.697, 32.74)`
Decimal	`8763792`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #85B990, 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 #85B990	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#85B990 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.34:1	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 #85B990 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #85b990; }
.text { color: #85b990; }
.border { border: 2px solid #85b990; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 185 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #85b990, #85b9aa); }

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Questions

What color is #85B990?: #85B990 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Dark Sea Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #85B990?: The RGB value is 133, 185, 144: 133 red, 185 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #85B990?: The complementary color is #B985AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #85B990?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.34:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.