#85cd9b

Color #85cd9b

A moderately saturated light green.

Closest named color Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f · ΔE 10.32 Nearest Tailwind class emerald-300 #5ee9b5 · ΔE 8.6

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Conversions

HEX

#85cd9b

RGB

rgb(133, 205, 155)

HSL

hsl(138.3, 41.9%, 66.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(138.3, 35.1%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(35.1%, 0%, 24.4%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(76.69, -33.06, 17.92)

LCH

lch(76.69, 37.6, 151.54)

OKLCH

oklch(78.7%, 0.1017, 153.23)

HWB

hwb(138.3, 52.2%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cd85b7

Analogous

#93cd85

#85cd9b

#85cdbf

Triadic

#85cd9b

#9b85cd

#cd9b85

Split-complementary

#85cd9b

#bf85cd

#cd8593

Tetradic

#85cd9b

#85b7cd

#cd85b7

#cd9b85

Square

#85cd9b

#8593cd

#cd85b7

#cdbf85

Shades

Color #85cd9b mixed toward black.

#5dbd7a

#41a05e

#317847

#21502f

#102818

Tints

Color #85cd9b mixed toward white.

#99d5ac

#aedebc

#c2e6cd

#d6eede

#ebf7ee

Tones

Color #85cd9b mixed toward gray.

#8bc79d

#91c1a0

#97bba2

#9db5a4

#a3afa7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.87:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.2:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.2:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a9aaa9 · ΔE 22.9

Deuteranopia

#a59fac · ΔE 30.1

Tritanopia

#8ab3b5 · ΔE 18.5

Achromatopsia

#bdbdbd · ΔE 22.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #85cd9b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#85cd9b]

Related colors

Sea Green #2e8b57

Medium Sea Green #3cb371

Spring Green #00ff7f

Mint Cream #f5fffa

Forest Green #228b22

Mint Green #98ff98

Frequently asked questions

#85cd9b (#85cd9b) is rgb(133, 205, 155) in RGB.

No, #85cd9b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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