What color is #85CA2A?

#85CA2A is a moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Overgrowth. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #85CA2A?

The RGB value is 133, 202, 42: 133 red, 202 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #85CA2A?

The complementary color is #6F2ACA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #85CA2A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.48:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#85CA2A color

#85CA2A rgb(133, 202, 42)

Shades of green

The hex color #85CA2A is a moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 79.2% green and 16.5% blue (133, 202, 42).

Its hue angle is 86°, with 66% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 79% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Overgrowth (#88CC33), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.48:1).

#85CA2A color codes

HEX	`#85CA2A`
RGB	`rgb(133, 202, 42)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 79.2%, 16.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(86, 66%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(86, 79%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 79%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.44, -44.88, 66.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.44, 80.33, 123.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.211, 47.394, 9.693)`
Decimal	`8768042`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #85CA2A, 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 #85CA2A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#85CA2A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.48:1	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 #85CA2A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #85ca2a; }
.text { color: #85ca2a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #85ca2a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 202 42 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #85ca2a, #35ca2a); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #85CA2A?: #85CA2A is a moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Overgrowth. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #85CA2A?: The RGB value is 133, 202, 42: 133 red, 202 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #85CA2A?: The complementary color is #6F2ACA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #85CA2A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.48:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.