#85b485

Color #85b485

A muted light green.

Closest named color Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f · ΔE 3.49 Nearest Tailwind class emerald-500 #00bc7d · ΔE 11.1

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Conversions

HEX

#85b485

RGB

rgb(133, 180, 133)

HSL

hsl(120, 23.9%, 61.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(120, 26.1%, 70.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(26.1%, 0%, 26.1%, 29.4%)

LAB

lab(68.98, -25.02, 19.06)

LCH

lch(68.98, 31.45, 142.7)

OKLCH

oklch(72.4%, 0.0838, 144.62)

HWB

hwb(120, 52.2%, 29.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b485b4

Analogous

#9db485

#85b485

#85b49d

Triadic

#85b485

#8585b4

#b48585

Split-complementary

#85b485

#9d85b4

#b4859d

Tetradic

#85b485

#85b4b4

#b485b4

#b48585

Square

#85b485

#859db4

#b485b4

#b49d85

Shades

Color #85b485 mixed toward black.

#65a065

#4f814f

#3c613c

#284128

#142014

Tints

Color #85b485 mixed toward white.

#99c199

#aecdae

#c2dac2

#d6e6d6

#ebf3eb

Tones

Color #85b485 mixed toward gray.

#89b089

#8dac8d

#91a891

#95a495

#99a099

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.37:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.86:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.86:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9c9c92 · ΔE 18

Deuteranopia

#999595 · ΔE 24.7

Tritanopia

#889c9e · ΔE 19

Achromatopsia

#a8a8a8 · ΔE 21

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Code

CSS

background-color: #85b485;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#85b485]

Related colors

Forest Green #228b22

Mint Green #98ff98

Dark Green #006400

Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f

Green #008000

Honeydew #f0fff0

Frequently asked questions

#85b485 (#85b485) is rgb(133, 180, 133) in RGB.

No, #85b485 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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