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Recognised as Colour

#85BB5E

  • #85BB5E
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Olivedrab

#85BB5E is a green with RGB values 133, 187, 94 and HSL 95°, 41%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olivedrab.

Colour values

#85BB5E#85BB5E
HEX#85BB5E
RGBrgb(133, 187, 94)
RGB (0–1)0.5216, 0.7333, 0.3686
RGB percentages52.2%, 73.3%, 36.9%
HSLhsl(94.8, 40.6%, 55.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(94.8, 49.7%, 73.3%)
CMYK28.9%, 0%, 49.7%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,764,254
CSS custom property--colour: #85BB5E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41335WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.27:1
Contrast with white2.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#7A44A1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C1AF56no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#BAAB64no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.8 from the original
Tritanopia#85B5A5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 41 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.27:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Olivedrab · ΔE 18.8Light green · ΔE 20.7Medium seagreen · ΔE 22.7Pale green · ΔE 25Dark seagreen · ΔE 25.4Forest green · ΔE 25.4
Nearest named CSS colourOlivedrab (#6B8E23)ΔE 18.8, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#945EBB
Analogous#B4BB5E, #5EBB65
Triadic#5E85BB, #BB5E85
Split complementary#655EBB, #BB5EB4
Tetradic#5EB4BB, #945EBB, #BB655E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F2F8ED
Lighter +30%#D7E8CA
Lighter +20%#BBD9A6
Lighter +10%#A0CA82
Darker −10%#6BA244
Darker −20%#547E35
Darker −30%#3C5A26
Darker −40%#243617
More saturated +25%#80D841
Less saturated −25%#8A9E7B

Channel breakdown

R133
G187
B94
Red133 (52.2%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue94 (36.9%)
Hue94.84°
Saturation (HSL)40.61%
Lightness55.1%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 85 · G BB · B 5E

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