What color is #85DF37?

#85DF37 is a moderate green, closest to the named color Kiwi. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #85DF37?

The RGB value is 133, 223, 55: 133 red, 223 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #85DF37?

The complementary color is #9137DF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #85DF37?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.61:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#85DF37 color

#85DF37 rgb(133, 223, 55)

Shades of green

The hex color #85DF37 is a moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 87.5% green and 21.6% blue (133, 223, 55).

Its hue angle is 92°, with 72% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 75% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Kiwi (#8EE53F), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.61:1).

#85DF37 color codes

HEX	`#85DF37`
RGB	`rgb(133, 223, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 87.5%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(92, 72%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(92, 75%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 0%, 75%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.76, -52.81, 68.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.76, 86.61, 127.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.749, 58.036, 12.879)`
Decimal	`8773431`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #85DF37, 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 #85DF37	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#85DF37 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.61:1	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 #85DF37 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #85df37; }
.text { color: #85df37; }
.border { border: 2px solid #85df37; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 223 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #85df37, #37df3d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #85DF37?: #85DF37 is a moderate green, closest to the named color Kiwi. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #85DF37?: The RGB value is 133, 223, 55: 133 red, 223 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #85DF37?: The complementary color is #9137DF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #85DF37?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.61:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.