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Recognised as Colour

#85E879

  • #85E879
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light green

#85E879 is a green with RGB values 133, 232, 121 and HSL 114°, 71%, 69%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light green.

Colour values

#85E879#85E879
HEX#85E879
RGBrgb(133, 232, 121)
RGB (0–1)0.5216, 0.9098, 0.4745
RGB percentages52.2%, 91%, 47.5%
HSLhsl(113.5, 70.7%, 69.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(113.5, 47.8%, 91%)
CMYK42.7%, 0%, 47.8%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,775,801
CSS custom property--colour: #85E879;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.6408WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness196.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.82:1
Contrast with white1.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.82:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CBCBCB
Inverted#7A1786

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#EDD770no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#DFCE80no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 45.7 from the original
Tritanopia#7BE2CEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.52:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light green · ΔE 9.2Pale green · ΔE 9.5Medium spring green · ΔE 24.1Yellow green · ΔE 26Limegreen · ΔE 26.2Spring green · ΔE 27.1
Nearest named CSS colourLight green (#90EE90)ΔE 9.22, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DC79E8
Analogous#BDE879, #79E8A4
Triadic#7985E8, #E87985
Split complementary#A579E8, #E879BC
Tetradic#79BCE8, #DC79E8, #E8A479

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCFEFC
Lighter +20%#D4F7D0
Lighter +10%#ADEFA5
Darker −10%#5DE14D
Darker −20%#38D625
Darker −30%#2DAB1D
Darker −40%#217F16
More saturated +25%#76FC65
Less saturated −25%#94D48D

Channel breakdown

R133
G232
B121
Red133 (52.2%)
Green232 (91%)
Blue121 (47.5%)
Hue113.51°
Saturation (HSL)70.7%
Lightness69.22%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 85 · G E8 · B 79

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