What color is #85D164?

#85D164 is a moderate green, closest to the named color Fairy Tale Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #85D164?

The RGB value is 133, 209, 100: 133 red, 209 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #85D164?

The complementary color is #B064D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #85D164?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.3:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#85D164 color

#85D164 rgb(133, 209, 100)

Shades of green

The hex color #85D164 is a moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 82% green and 39.2% blue (133, 209, 100).

Its hue angle is 102°, with 54% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 0% magenta, 52% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Fairy Tale Green (#88CC55), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.3:1).

#85D164 color codes

HEX	`#85D164`
RGB	`rgb(133, 209, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 82%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(102, 54%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(102, 52%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 0%, 52%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.98, -43.19, 46.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.98, 63.33, 133)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.773, 51.506, 20.164)`
Decimal	`8769892`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #85D164, 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 #85D164	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#85D164 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.3:1	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 #85D164 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #85d164; }
.text { color: #85d164; }
.border { border: 2px solid #85d164; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 209 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #85d164, #64d17a); }

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Questions

What color is #85D164?: #85D164 is a moderate green, closest to the named color Fairy Tale Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #85D164?: The RGB value is 133, 209, 100: 133 red, 209 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #85D164?: The complementary color is #B064D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #85D164?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.3:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.