What color is #85BA9A?

#85BA9A is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Neptune Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #85BA9A?

The RGB value is 133, 186, 154: 133 red, 186 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #85BA9A?

The complementary color is #BA85A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #85BA9A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.49:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#85BA9A color

#85BA9A rgb(133, 186, 154)

Shades of green

The hex color #85BA9A is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 72.9% green and 60.4% blue (133, 186, 154).

Its hue angle is 144°, with 28% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Neptune Green (#7FBB9E), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.49:1).

#85BA9A color codes

HEX	`#85BA9A`
RGB	`rgb(133, 186, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 72.9%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(144, 28%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(144, 28%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 17%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.17, -24.09, 10.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.17, 26.36, 156.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.063, 42.436, 37.014)`
Decimal	`8764058`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #85BA9A, 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 #85BA9A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#85BA9A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.49:1	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 #85BA9A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #85ba9a; }
.text { color: #85ba9a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #85ba9a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 186 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #85ba9a, #85bab4); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #85BA9A?: #85BA9A is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Neptune Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #85BA9A?: The RGB value is 133, 186, 154: 133 red, 186 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #85BA9A?: The complementary color is #BA85A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #85BA9A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.49:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.