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#85A888 Color

#85A888 is rgb(133, 168, 136) in RGB, hsl(125, 17%, 59%) in HSL, and about cmyk(21%, 0%, 19%, 34%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Oxley (#6D9A79), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.12. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#85A888
HEX#85A888
RGBrgb(133, 168, 136)
HSLhsl(125, 17%, 59%)
HSVhsv(125, 21%, 66%)
CMYKcmyk(21%, 0%, 19%, 34%)
OKLCHoklch(69.7% 0.06 147.2)
LABlab(65.58% -17.29 12.50)
LCHlch(65.58% 21.33 144.14)

What #85A888 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #85A888, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Oxley#6D9A79ΔE 7.12Sage#9CAF88ΔE 8.19Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 9.75Laurel Green#A9BA9DΔE 10.78Artichoke#8F9779ΔE 11.38Russian Green#679267ΔE 11.6

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#85A888 Channel Values

How #85A888 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 133 · G 168 · B 1368-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 125° · S 17% · L 59%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 125° · S 21% · V 66%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 21% · M 0% · Y 19% · K 34%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.64:1 vs white · 7.95:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #85A888 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.64:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #85A888 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #85A888

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #85A888; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#85A888
Complementary
#A885A5
Analogous
#93A885
Analogous
#85A899
Triadic
#8885A8
Triadic
#A88885
Split comp.
#9985A8
Split comp.
#A88593

Tints & Shades of #85A888

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#97B599
#A5C0A8
#B7CCB9
#C6D7C8
#D8E3D9
#E7EEE8

Shades

#6D9770
#5B805E
#4A684D
#3B543D
#2A3C2C
#19241A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #85A888.

How #85A888 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#85A888
Protanopia#A3A388
Protanomaly#98A588
Deuteranopia#9E9E89
Deuteranomaly#94A289
Tritanopia#8AA4A4
Tritanomaly#88A69A
Achromatopsia#9F9F9F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #85A888 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-85a888: #85A888;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #85A888;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-85a888': '#85A888' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.522, green: 0.659, blue: 0.533)
Android XML<color name="color_85a888">#85A888</color>
SVG fillfill="#85A888"

More Green Colors

#85A888 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#85A888 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #85A888?

#85A888 is a mid-tone green — rgb(133, 168, 136) in RGB and hsl(125, 17%, 59%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Oxley (#6D9A79), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.12.

What is the RGB value of #85A888?

#85A888 is rgb(133, 168, 136) — red 133, green 168, and blue 136 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #85A888?

#85A888 converts to approximately cmyk(21%, 0%, 19%, 34%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #85A888 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #85A888 scores 2.64:1 against white and 7.95:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #85A888 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #85A888 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkseagreen (#8FBC8F) at a CIE76 distance of 9.75, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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