#85a38b

Color #85a38b

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium green.

Closest named color Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f · ΔE 14.7 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 12.4

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Conversions

HEX

#85a38b

RGB

rgb(133, 163, 139)

HSL

hsl(132, 14%, 58%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(132, 18.4%, 63.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(18.4%, 0%, 14.7%, 36.1%)

LAB

lab(64.2, -15.26, 9.07)

LCH

lch(64.2, 17.75, 149.27)

OKLCH

oklch(68.6%, 0.0483, 150.89)

HWB

hwb(132, 52.2%, 36.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a3859d

Analogous

#8ea385

#85a38b

#85a39a

Triadic

#85a38b

#8b85a3

#a38b85

Split-complementary

#85a38b

#9a85a3

#a3858e

Tetradic

#85a38b

#859da3

#a3859d

#a38b85

Square

#85a38b

#858ea3

#a3859d

#a39a85

Shades

Color #85a38b mixed toward black.

#6a8d71

#55705a

#405444

#2a382d

#151c17

Tints

Color #85a38b mixed toward white.

#99b29e

#aec2b2

#c2d1c5

#d6e0d8

#ebf0ec

Tones

Color #85a38b mixed toward gray.

#87a08c

#8a9e8e

#8c9b8f

#8f9991

#919692

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.76:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.61:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.61:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#939391 · ΔE 15.3

Deuteranopia

#918f93 · ΔE 18.9

Tritanopia

#879697 · ΔE 12.4

Achromatopsia

#9c9c9c · ΔE 15.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #85a38b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#85a38b]

Related colors

Forest Green #228b22

Mint Green #98ff98

Dark Green #006400

Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f

Green #008000

Honeydew #f0fff0

Frequently asked questions

#85a38b (#85a38b) is rgb(133, 163, 139) in RGB.

No, #85a38b is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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