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Recognised as Colour

#85B172

  • #85B172
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark seagreen

#85B172 is a green with RGB values 133, 177, 114 and HSL 102°, 29%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.

Colour values

#85B172#85B172
HEX#85B172
RGBrgb(133, 177, 114)
RGB (0–1)0.5216, 0.6941, 0.4471
RGB percentages52.2%, 69.4%, 44.7%
HSLhsl(101.9, 28.8%, 57.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(101.9, 35.6%, 69.4%)
CMYK24.9%, 0%, 35.6%, 30.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,761,714
CSS custom property--colour: #85B172;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37646WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.53:1
Contrast with white2.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#7A4E8D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B5A86Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 23.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#AFA475no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.4 from the original
Tritanopia#84ADA1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.46:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark seagreen · ΔE 10.9Medium seagreen · ΔE 22Dark khaki · ΔE 22.1Sea green · ΔE 22.2Medium aquamarine · ΔE 23.9Olivedrab · ΔE 25.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 10.88, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#9E72B1
Analogous#A4B172, #72B17F
Triadic#7285B1, #B17285
Split complementary#7F72B1, #B172A4
Tetradic#72A4B1, #9E72B1, #B17F72

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F7FAF5
Lighter +30%#DAE7D5
Lighter +20%#BED5B4
Lighter +10%#A1C393
Darker −10%#6A9B55
Darker −20%#547A43
Darker −30%#3D5931
Darker −40%#27381F
More saturated +25%#7ACC57
Less saturated −25%#90968D

Channel breakdown

R133
G177
B114
Red133 (52.2%)
Green177 (69.4%)
Blue114 (44.7%)
Hue101.9°
Saturation (HSL)28.77%
Lightness57.06%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 85 · G B1 · B 72

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