What color is #85BC96?

#85BC96 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 #85BC96?

The RGB value is 133, 188, 150: 133 red, 188 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #85BC96?

The complementary color is #BC85AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #85BC96?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.63:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#85BC96 color

#85BC96 rgb(133, 188, 150)

Shades of green

The hex color #85BC96 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 73.7% green and 58.8% blue (133, 188, 150).

Its hue angle is 139°, with 29% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Neptune Green (#7FBB9E), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.63:1).

#85BC96 color codes

HEX	`#85BC96`
RGB	`rgb(133, 188, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 73.7%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(139, 29%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(139, 29%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 20%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.66, -25.85, 13.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.66, 29.2, 152.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.159, 43.154, 35.431)`
Decimal	`8764566`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #85BC96, 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 #85BC96	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#85BC96 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.63:1	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 #85BC96 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #85bc96; }
.text { color: #85bc96; }
.border { border: 2px solid #85bc96; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 188 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #85bc96, #85bcb1); }

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Questions

What color is #85BC96?: #85BC96 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 #85BC96?: The RGB value is 133, 188, 150: 133 red, 188 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #85BC96?: The complementary color is #BC85AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #85BC96?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.63:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.