#85b796

Color #85b796

A muted light green.

Closest named color Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f · ΔE 6.78 Nearest Tailwind class emerald-500 #00bc7d · ΔE 11.6

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Conversions

HEX

#85b796

RGB

rgb(133, 183, 150)

HSL

hsl(140.4, 25.8%, 62%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(140.4, 27.3%, 71.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(27.3%, 0%, 18%, 28.2%)

LAB

lab(70.21, -23.38, 11.54)

LCH

lch(70.21, 26.07, 153.73)

OKLCH

oklch(73.5%, 0.0713, 155.38)

HWB

hwb(140.4, 52.2%, 28.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b785a6

Analogous

#8db785

#85b796

#85b7af

Triadic

#85b796

#9685b7

#b79685

Split-complementary

#85b796

#af85b7

#b7858d

Tetradic

#85b796

#85a6b7

#b785a6

#b79685

Square

#85b796

#858db7

#b785a6

#b7af85

Shades

Color #85b796 mixed toward black.

#64a47a

#4e8561

#3b6349

#274230

#142118

Tints

Color #85b796 mixed toward white.

#99c3a8

#aecfb9

#c2dbcb

#d6e7dc

#ebf3ee

Tones

Color #85b796 mixed toward gray.

#89b397

#8daf99

#92ab9a

#96a69b

#9aa29d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.28:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.21:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.21:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9d9e9f · ΔE 20.4

Deuteranopia

#9a96a1 · ΔE 26.3

Tritanopia

#88a5a7 · ΔE 14.8

Achromatopsia

#acacac · ΔE 19.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #85b796;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#85b796]

Related colors

Sea Green #2e8b57

Medium Sea Green #3cb371

Spring Green #00ff7f

Mint Cream #f5fffa

Medium Spring Green #00fa9a

Medium Aquamarine #66cdaa

Frequently asked questions

#85b796 (#85b796) is rgb(133, 183, 150) in RGB.

No, #85b796 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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