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Recognised as Colour

#85C178

  • #85C178
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark seagreen

#85C178 is a green with RGB values 133, 193, 120 and HSL 109°, 37%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark seagreen.

Colour values

#85C178#85C178
HEX#85C178
RGBrgb(133, 193, 120)
RGB (0–1)0.5216, 0.7569, 0.4706
RGB percentages52.2%, 75.7%, 47.1%
HSLhsl(109.3, 37.1%, 61.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(109.3, 37.8%, 75.7%)
CMYK31.1%, 0%, 37.8%, 24.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,765,816
CSS custom property--colour: #85C178;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44483WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.9:1
Contrast with white2.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#7A3E87

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C5B573no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 30.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#BCB07Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.9 from the original
Tritanopia#81BCAFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.12:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark seagreen · ΔE 15.9Medium seagreen · ΔE 17.8Light green · ΔE 20.1Medium aquamarine · ΔE 23.2Sea green · ΔE 24.4Pale green · ΔE 24.8
Nearest named CSS colourDark seagreen (#8FBC8F)ΔE 15.91, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B478C1
Analogous#AAC178, #78C18F
Triadic#7885C1, #C17885
Split complementary#9078C1, #C178AA
Tetradic#78AAC1, #B478C1, #C18F78

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E4F1E1
Lighter +20%#C4E1BE
Lighter +10%#A5D19B
Darker −10%#65B155
Darker −20%#509142
Darker −30%#3D6E32
Darker −40%#294B22
More saturated +25%#75DA5F
Less saturated −25%#95A891

Channel breakdown

R133
G193
B120
Red133 (52.2%)
Green193 (75.7%)
Blue120 (47.1%)
Hue109.32°
Saturation (HSL)37.06%
Lightness61.37%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 85 · G C1 · B 78

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