Exploring the Color #85B489

#85B489 sits at 125° on the color wheel, placing it in the green family of the cool half of the spectrum. With 24% saturation and 61% lightness, it reads as a softly muted, light tone — a balanced mid-energy presence that sits comfortably alongside other UI tones. Its RGB mix of 133, 180, 137 produces a 8.89:1 contrast ratio against black, which clears WCAG AAA for body text in that pairing.

In RGB space #85B489 is a clear variant of CSS gray — about 53 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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