What color is #85BA90?

#85BA90 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 #85BA90?

The RGB value is 133, 186, 144: 133 red, 186 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #85BA90?

The complementary color is #BA85AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #85BA90?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.42:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#85BA90 color

#85BA90 rgb(133, 186, 144)

Shades of green

The hex color #85BA90 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 72.9% green and 56.5% blue (133, 186, 144).

Its hue angle is 132°, with 28% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.42:1).

#85BA90 color codes

HEX	`#85BA90`
RGB	`rgb(133, 186, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 72.9%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(132, 28%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(132, 28%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 23%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.95, -26, 15.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.95, 30.44, 148.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.264, 42.117, 32.809)`
Decimal	`8764048`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #85BA90, 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 #85BA90	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#85BA90 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.42:1	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 #85BA90 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #85ba90; }
.text { color: #85ba90; }
.border { border: 2px solid #85ba90; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 186 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #85ba90, #85baaa); }

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Questions

What color is #85BA90?: #85BA90 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 #85BA90?: The RGB value is 133, 186, 144: 133 red, 186 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #85BA90?: The complementary color is #BA85AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #85BA90?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.42:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.