What color is #85CD8E?

#85CD8E is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Exhilarating Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #85CD8E?

The RGB value is 133, 205, 142: 133 red, 205 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #85CD8E?

The complementary color is #CD85C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #85CD8E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.12:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#85CD8E color

#85CD8E rgb(133, 205, 142)

Shades of green

The hex color #85CD8E is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 80.4% green and 55.7% blue (133, 205, 142).

Its hue angle is 128°, with 42% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Exhilarating Green (#81C784), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.12:1).

#85CD8E color codes

HEX	`#85CD8E`
RGB	`rgb(133, 205, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 80.4%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(128, 42%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(128, 35%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 31%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.44, -35.38, 24.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.44, 43, 145.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.385, 50.6, 33.436)`
Decimal	`8768910`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #85CD8E, 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 #85CD8E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#85CD8E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.12:1	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 #85CD8E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #85cd8e; }
.text { color: #85cd8e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #85cd8e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 205 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #85cd8e, #85cdb2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #85CD8E?: #85CD8E is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Exhilarating Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #85CD8E?: The RGB value is 133, 205, 142: 133 red, 205 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #85CD8E?: The complementary color is #CD85C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #85CD8E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.12:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.