What color is #85F177?

#85F177 is a light, vivid green, closest to the named color Herbivore. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #85F177?

The RGB value is 133, 241, 119: 133 red, 241 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #85F177?

The complementary color is #E377F1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #85F177?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.85:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#85F177 color

#85F177 rgb(133, 241, 119)

Shades of green

The hex color #85F177 is a light, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 94.5% green and 46.7% blue (133, 241, 119).

Its hue angle is 113°, with 81% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 0% magenta, 51% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Herbivore (#88EE77), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.85:1).

#85F177 color codes

HEX	`#85F177`
RGB	`rgb(133, 241, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 94.5%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(113, 81%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(113, 51%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 0%, 51%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.62, -54.19, 49.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.62, 73.08, 137.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.456, 69.226, 28.469)`
Decimal	`8778103`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #85F177, 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 #85F177	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#85F177 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.85:1	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 #85F177 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #85f177; }
.text { color: #85f177; }
.border { border: 2px solid #85f177; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 241 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #85f177, #77f1a6); }

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Questions

What color is #85F177?: #85F177 is a light, vivid green, closest to the named color Herbivore. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #85F177?: The RGB value is 133, 241, 119: 133 red, 241 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #85F177?: The complementary color is #E377F1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #85F177?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.85:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.