What color is #85BE8D?

#85BE8D 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 #85BE8D?

The RGB value is 133, 190, 141: 133 red, 190 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #85BE8D?

The complementary color is #BE85B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #85BE8D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.75:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#85BE8D color

#85BE8D rgb(133, 190, 141)

Shades of green

The hex color #85BE8D is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 74.5% green and 55.3% blue (133, 190, 141).

Its hue angle is 128°, with 30% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 25% 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 9.75:1).

#85BE8D color codes

HEX	`#85BE8D`
RGB	`rgb(133, 190, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 74.5%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(128, 30%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(128, 30%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 26%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.05, -28.49, 18.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.05, 34.23, 146.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.892, 43.735, 31.903)`
Decimal	`8765069`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #85BE8D, 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 #85BE8D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#85BE8D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.75:1	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 #85BE8D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #85be8d; }
.text { color: #85be8d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #85be8d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 190 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #85be8d, #85bea9); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #85BE8D?: #85BE8D 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 #85BE8D?: The RGB value is 133, 190, 141: 133 red, 190 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #85BE8D?: The complementary color is #BE85B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #85BE8D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.75:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.