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Colour

#85BC2A

  • #85BC2A
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#85BC2A is a green with RGB values 133, 188, 42 and HSL 83°, 63%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#85BC2A#85BC2A
HEX#85BC2A
RGBrgb(133, 188, 42)
RGB (0–1)0.5216, 0.7373, 0.1647
RGB percentages52.2%, 73.7%, 16.5%
HSLhsl(82.6, 63.5%, 45.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(82.6, 77.7%, 73.7%)
CMYK29.3%, 0%, 77.7%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,764,458
CSS custom property--colour: #85BC2A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4112WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.22:1
Contrast with white2.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A6A6A6
Inverted#7A43D5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C5AE00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 34.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#BEAB39no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.1 from the original
Tritanopia#89B3A1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.28:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 7.4Olivedrab · ΔE 22.9Limegreen · ΔE 28.4Forest green · ΔE 28.6Green · ΔE 30.1Light green · ΔE 31.4
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 7.4, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#612ABC
Analogous#BCAA2A, #3CBC2A
Triadic#2A85BC, #BC2A85
Split complementary#2A3CBC, #AA2ABC
Tetradic#2ABCAA, #612ABC, #BC2A3C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DFF1C1
Lighter +30%#C9E897
Lighter +20%#B4DE6E
Lighter +10%#9ED544
Darker −10%#689221
Darker −20%#4A6917
Darker −30%#2D3F0E
Darker −40%#0F1505
More saturated +25%#8CD90D
Less saturated −25%#7E9F47

Channel breakdown

R133
G188
B42
Red133 (52.2%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue42 (16.5%)
Hue82.6°
Saturation (HSL)63.48%
Lightness45.1%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 85 · G BC · B 2A

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