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Recognised as Colour

#85CD2A

  • #85CD2A
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#85CD2A is a green with RGB values 133, 205, 42 and HSL 87°, 66%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#85CD2A#85CD2A
HEX#85CD2A
RGBrgb(133, 205, 42)
RGB (0–1)0.5216, 0.8039, 0.1647
RGB percentages52.2%, 80.4%, 16.5%
HSLhsl(86.5, 66%, 48.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(86.5, 79.5%, 80.4%)
CMYK35.1%, 0%, 79.5%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,768,810
CSS custom property--colour: #85CD2A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.48816WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.76:1
Contrast with white1.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B2B2B2
Inverted#7A32D5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D6BD00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 41.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#CCB83Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.9 from the original
Tritanopia#87C4AFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.95:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.76:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 8.3Limegreen · ΔE 22Green yellow · ΔE 22.9Lawn green · ΔE 31Chartreuse · ΔE 32.1Light green · ΔE 32.5
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 8.28, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#722ACD
Analogous#CDC32A, #34CD2A
Triadic#2A85CD, #CD2A85
Split complementary#2A34CD, #C32ACD
Tetradic#2ACDC3, #722ACD, #CD2A34

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E4F5CE
Lighter +30%#CCECA4
Lighter +20%#B5E479
Lighter +10%#9DDB4F
Darker −10%#6AA321
Darker −20%#4E7819
Darker −30%#334E10
Darker −40%#172407
More saturated +25%#89EC0B
Less saturated −25%#81AE49

Channel breakdown

R133
G205
B42
Red133 (52.2%)
Green205 (80.4%)
Blue42 (16.5%)
Hue86.5°
Saturation (HSL)65.99%
Lightness48.43%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 85 · G CD · B 2A

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