What color is #85FF5D?

#85FF5D is a light, vivid green, closest to the named color Poisonous Dart. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #85FF5D?

The RGB value is 133, 255, 93: 133 red, 255 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #85FF5D?

The complementary color is #D75DFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #85FF5D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.46:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#85FF5D color

#85FF5D rgb(133, 255, 93)

Shades of green

The hex color #85FF5D is a light, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 100% green and 36.5% blue (133, 255, 93).

Its hue angle is 105°, with 100% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 48% cyan, 0% magenta, 64% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Poisonous Dart (#77FF66), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.46:1).

#85FF5D color codes

HEX	`#85FF5D`
RGB	`rgb(133, 255, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 100%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(105, 100%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(105, 64%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(48%, 0%, 64%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.46, -62.34, 64.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.46, 89.94, 133.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.407, 77.294, 22.775)`
Decimal	`8781661`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #85FF5D, 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 #85FF5D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#85FF5D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.46:1	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 #85FF5D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #85ff5d; }
.text { color: #85ff5d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #85ff5d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 255 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #85ff5d, #5dff86); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lawn Green.

Questions

What color is #85FF5D?: #85FF5D is a light, vivid green, closest to the named color Poisonous Dart. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #85FF5D?: The RGB value is 133, 255, 93: 133 red, 255 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #85FF5D?: The complementary color is #D75DFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #85FF5D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.46:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.