What color is #85BEA8?

#85BEA8 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Celadon Porcelain. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #85BEA8?

The RGB value is 133, 190, 168: 133 red, 190 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #85BEA8?

The complementary color is #BE859B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #85BEA8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.93:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#85BEA8 color

#85BEA8 rgb(133, 190, 168)

Shades of green

The hex color #85BEA8 is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 74.5% green and 65.9% blue (133, 190, 168).

Its hue angle is 157°, with 30% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Celadon Porcelain (#7EBEA5), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.93:1).

#85BEA8 color codes

HEX	`#85BEA8`
RGB	`rgb(133, 190, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 74.5%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(157, 30%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(157, 30%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 12%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.65, -23.23, 5.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.65, 23.8, 167.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.152, 44.639, 43.802)`
Decimal	`8765096`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #85BEA8, 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 #85BEA8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#85BEA8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.93:1	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 #85BEA8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #85bea8; }
.text { color: #85bea8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #85bea8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 190 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #85bea8, #85b7be); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Aquamarine.

Questions

What color is #85BEA8?: #85BEA8 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Celadon Porcelain. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #85BEA8?: The RGB value is 133, 190, 168: 133 red, 190 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #85BEA8?: The complementary color is #BE859B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #85BEA8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.93:1 and white text 2.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.