What color is #85CE97?

#85CE97 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Enchanted Emerald. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #85CE97?

The RGB value is 133, 206, 151: 133 red, 206 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #85CE97?

The complementary color is #CE85BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #85CE97?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.27:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#85CE97 color

#85CE97 rgb(133, 206, 151)

Shades of green

The hex color #85CE97 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 80.8% green and 59.2% blue (133, 206, 151).

Its hue angle is 135°, with 43% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Enchanted Emerald (#7ED89A), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.27:1).

#85CE97 color codes

HEX	`#85CE97`
RGB	`rgb(133, 206, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 80.8%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(135, 43%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(135, 35%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 27%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.9, -34.26, 20.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.9, 39.84, 149.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.328, 51.362, 37.219)`
Decimal	`8769175`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #85CE97, 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 #85CE97	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#85CE97 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.27:1	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 #85CE97 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #85ce97; }
.text { color: #85ce97; }
.border { border: 2px solid #85ce97; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 206 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #85ce97, #85cebc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #85CE97?: #85CE97 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Enchanted Emerald. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #85CE97?: The RGB value is 133, 206, 151: 133 red, 206 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #85CE97?: The complementary color is #CE85BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #85CE97?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.27:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.