Exploring the Color #85A983

#85A983 sits at 117° on the color wheel, placing it in the green family of the cool half of the spectrum. With 18% saturation and 59% lightness, it reads as a heavily muted, light tone — a balanced mid-energy presence that sits comfortably alongside other UI tones. Its RGB mix of 133, 169, 131 produces a 8.00:1 contrast ratio against black, which clears WCAG AAA for body text in that pairing.

In RGB space #85A983 is a clear variant of CSS gray — about 41 units away from #808080. Designers reach for green hues at this saturation when the brief calls for restraint and atmosphere, and at this lightness when they want a present, comfortable mid-canvas voice. On screen the cool cast tends to pair best with warm neutrals in the 25°-45° range to add life.

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