What color is #85DF71?

#85DF71 is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Pastel Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #85DF71?

The RGB value is 133, 223, 113: 133 red, 223 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #85DF71?

The complementary color is #CB71DF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #85DF71?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.79:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#85DF71 color

#85DF71 rgb(133, 223, 113)

Shades of green

The hex color #85DF71 is a light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 87.5% green and 44.3% blue (133, 223, 113).

Its hue angle is 109°, with 63% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 49% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Green (#77DD77), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.79:1).

#85DF71 color codes

HEX	`#85DF71`
RGB	`rgb(133, 223, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 87.5%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(109, 63%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(109, 49%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 0%, 49%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.27, -47.57, 45.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.27, 65.71, 136.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.04, 58.952, 24.941)`
Decimal	`8773489`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #85DF71, 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 #85DF71	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#85DF71 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.79:1	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 #85DF71 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #85df71; }
.text { color: #85df71; }
.border { border: 2px solid #85df71; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 223 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #85df71, #71df94); }

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Questions

What color is #85DF71?: #85DF71 is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Pastel Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #85DF71?: The RGB value is 133, 223, 113: 133 red, 223 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #85DF71?: The complementary color is #CB71DF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #85DF71?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.79:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.