What color is #85C304?

#85C304 is a vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Jewel Beetle. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #85C304?

The RGB value is 133, 195, 4: 133 red, 195 green and 4 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #85C304?

The complementary color is #4204C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #85C304?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.81:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#85C304 color

#85C304 rgb(133, 195, 4)

Shades of green

The hex color #85C304 is a vivid yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 76.5% green and 1.6% blue (133, 195, 4).

Its hue angle is 79°, with 96% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 98% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Jewel Beetle (#8CC90B), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.81:1).

#85C304 color codes

HEX	`#85C304`
RGB	`rgb(133, 195, 4)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 76.5%, 1.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(79, 96%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(79, 98%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 98%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.24, -42.95, 71.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.24, 83.62, 120.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.21, 44.025, 7.073)`
Decimal	`8766212`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #85C304, 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 #85C304	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#85C304 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.81:1	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 #85C304 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #85c304; }
.text { color: #85c304; }
.border { border: 2px solid #85c304; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 195 4 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #85c304, #26c304); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #85C304?: #85C304 is a vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Jewel Beetle. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #85C304?: The RGB value is 133, 195, 4: 133 red, 195 green and 4 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #85C304?: The complementary color is #4204C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #85C304?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.81:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.