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Recognised as Colour

#85C300

  • #85C300
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#85C300 is a green with RGB values 133, 195, 0 and HSL 79°, 100%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#85C300#85C300
HEX#85C300
RGBrgb(133, 195, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.5216, 0.7647, 0
RGB percentages52.2%, 76.5%, 0%
HSLhsl(79.1, 100%, 38.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(79.1, 100%, 76.5%)
CMYK31.8%, 0%, 100%, 23.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,766,208
CSS custom property--colour: #85C300;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44017WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.8:1
Contrast with white2.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8
Inverted#7A3CFF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CDB400no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#C5B027no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.1 from the original
Tritanopia#8ABAA5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 70.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.14:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 8.7Green yellow · ΔE 23.9Limegreen · ΔE 26.4Olivedrab · ΔE 32.1Lawn green · ΔE 32.5Chartreuse · ΔE 33.5
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 8.66, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3E00C3
Analogous#C3A000, #23C300
Triadic#0085C3, #C30085
Split complementary#0023C3, #A000C3
Tetradic#00C3A0, #3E00C3, #C30023

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DCFF90
Lighter +30%#CBFF5D
Lighter +20%#BBFF2A
Lighter +10%#A8F600
Darker −10%#629000
Darker −20%#3F5D00
Darker −30%#1D2A00
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#85C300
Less saturated −25%#7CAB18

Channel breakdown

R133
G195
B0
Red133 (52.2%)
Green195 (76.5%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue79.08°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness38.24%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 85 · G C3 · B 00

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