What color is #85CDAD?

#85CDAD is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Crystal Gem. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #85CDAD?

The RGB value is 133, 205, 173: 133 red, 205 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #85CDAD?

The complementary color is #CD85A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #85CDAD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.33:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#85CDAD color

#85CDAD rgb(133, 205, 173)

Shades of green

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 80.4% green and 67.8% blue (133, 205, 173).

Its hue angle is 153°, with 42% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Crystal Gem (#79D0A7), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.33:1).

#85CDAD color codes

HEX	`#85CDAD`
RGB	`rgb(133, 205, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 80.4%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(153, 42%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(153, 35%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 16%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.08, -29.52, 8.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.08, 30.82, 163.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.044, 51.664, 47.442)`
Decimal	`8768941`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #85CDAD, 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 #85CDAD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#85CDAD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.33:1	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 #85CDAD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #85cdad; }
.text { color: #85cdad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #85cdad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 205 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #85cdad, #85c9cd); }

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Questions

What color is #85CDAD?: #85CDAD is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Crystal Gem. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #85CDAD?: The RGB value is 133, 205, 173: 133 red, 205 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #85CDAD?: The complementary color is #CD85A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #85CDAD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.33:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.