What color is #85E964?

#85E964 is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Herbivore. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #85E964?

The RGB value is 133, 233, 100: 133 red, 233 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #85E964?

The complementary color is #C864E9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #85E964?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.84:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#85E964 color

#85E964 rgb(133, 233, 100)

Shades of green

The hex color #85E964 is a light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 91.4% green and 39.2% blue (133, 233, 100).

Its hue angle is 105°, with 75% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 0% magenta, 57% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Herbivore (#88EE77), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.84:1).

#85E964 color codes

HEX	`#85E964`
RGB	`rgb(133, 233, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 91.4%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(105, 75%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(105, 57%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 0%, 57%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.06, -53.16, 54.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.06, 76.26, 134.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.111, 64.182, 22.276)`
Decimal	`8776036`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #85E964, 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 #85E964	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#85E964 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.84:1	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 #85E964 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #85e964; }
.text { color: #85e964; }
.border { border: 2px solid #85e964; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 233 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #85e964, #64e986); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #85E964?: #85E964 is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Herbivore. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #85E964?: The RGB value is 133, 233, 100: 133 red, 233 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #85E964?: The complementary color is #C864E9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #85E964?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.84:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.