What color is #85D1B4?

#85D1B4 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Cabbage. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #85D1B4?

The RGB value is 133, 209, 180: 133 red, 209 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #85D1B4?

The complementary color is #D185A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #85D1B4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.78:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#85D1B4 color

#85D1B4 rgb(133, 209, 180)

Shades of green

The hex color #85D1B4 is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 82% green and 70.6% blue (133, 209, 180).

Its hue angle is 157°, with 45% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Cabbage (#87D7BE), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.78:1).

#85D1B4 color codes

HEX	`#85D1B4`
RGB	`rgb(133, 209, 180)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 82%, 70.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(157, 45%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(157, 36%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 0%, 14%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.39, -29.97, 6.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.39, 30.77, 166.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.708, 53.88, 51.426)`
Decimal	`8769972`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #85D1B4, 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 #85D1B4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#85D1B4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.78:1	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 #85D1B4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #85d1b4; }
.text { color: #85d1b4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #85d1b4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 209 180 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #85d1b4, #85c8d1); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #85D1B4?: #85D1B4 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Cabbage. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #85D1B4?: The RGB value is 133, 209, 180: 133 red, 209 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #85D1B4?: The complementary color is #D185A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #85D1B4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.78:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.