What color is #85B602?

#85B602 is a dark, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Walk in the Park. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #85B602?

The RGB value is 133, 182, 2: 133 red, 182 green and 2 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #85B602?

The complementary color is #3302B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #85B602?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.69:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#85B602 color

#85B602 rgb(133, 182, 2)

Shades of green

The hex color #85B602 is a dark, vivid yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 71.4% green and 0.8% blue (133, 182, 2).

Its hue angle is 76°, with 98% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 99% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Walk in the Park (#88BB11), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.69:1).

#85B602 color codes

HEX	`#85B602`
RGB	`rgb(133, 182, 2)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 71.4%, 0.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(76, 98%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(76, 99%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 99%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.35, -37.29, 68.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.35, 78.39, 118.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.412, 38.446, 6.087)`
Decimal	`8762882`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #85B602, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #85B602	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#85B602 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #85B602 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #85b602; }
.text { color: #85b602; }
.border { border: 2px solid #85b602; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 182 2 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #85b602, #2bb602); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Yellow Green.

Questions

What color is #85B602?: #85B602 is a dark, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Walk in the Park. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #85B602?: The RGB value is 133, 182, 2: 133 red, 182 green and 2 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #85B602?: The complementary color is #3302B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #85B602?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.69:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.