Colour

#85AE36

#85AE36
Green
Dark
Nearest: Olivedrab

#85AE36 is a green with RGB values 133, 174, 54 and HSL 81°, 53%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olivedrab.

Colour values

#85AE36#85AE36

HEX#85AE36

RGBrgb(133, 174, 54)

RGB (0–1)0.5216, 0.6824, 0.2118

RGB percentages52.2%, 68.2%, 21.2%

HSLhsl(80.5, 52.6%, 44.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(80.5, 69%, 68.2%)

CMYK23.6%, 0%, 69%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,760,886

CSS custom property--colour: #85AE36;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35525WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness152.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.1:1

Contrast with white2.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D

Inverted#7A51C9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B7A224no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 27.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#B1A040no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 26.6 from the original

Tritanopia#8AA696no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.59:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Olivedrab · ΔE 13 Yellow green · ΔE 17.1 Olive · ΔE 23.7 Forest green · ΔE 25.5 Dark khaki · ΔE 28.5 Green · ΔE 28.6

Nearest named CSS colourOlivedrab (#6B8E23)ΔE 12.96, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#5F36AE

Analogous#AE9B36, #49AE36

Triadic#3685AE, #AE3685

Split complementary#3649AE, #9B36AE

Tetradic#36AE9B, #5F36AE, #AE3649

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#DFEDC3

Lighter +30%#C9E09D

Lighter +20%#B4D476

Lighter +10%#9FC84F

Darker −10%#67872A

Darker −20%#4A601E

Darker −30%#2C3912

Darker −40%#0E1206

More saturated +25%#8ECB1A

Less saturated −25%#7C9253

Channel breakdown

R133

G174

B54

Red133 (52.2%)

Green174 (68.2%)

Blue54 (21.2%)

Hue80.5°

Saturation (HSL)52.63%

Lightness44.71%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 85 · G AE · B 36

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