What color is #85FF85?

#85FF85 is a light, vivid green, closest to the named color Flora. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #85FF85?

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

What is the complementary color of #85FF85?

The complementary color is #FF85FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #85FF85?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.64:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#85FF85 color

#85FF85 rgb(133, 255, 133)

Shades of green

The hex color #85FF85 is a light, vivid green.

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

Its hue angle is 120°, with 100% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 48% cyan, 0% magenta, 48% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Flora (#73FA79), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.64:1).

#85FF85 color codes

HEX	`#85FF85`
RGB	`rgb(133, 255, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 100%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 100%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 48%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(48%, 0%, 48%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.87, -57.92, 47.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.87, 75.03, 140.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.664, 78.196, 34.662)`
Decimal	`8781701`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #85FF85, 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 #85FF85	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#85FF85 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.64:1	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 #85FF85 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #85ff85; }
.text { color: #85ff85; }
.border { border: 2px solid #85ff85; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 255 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #85ff85, #85ffc2); }

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Questions

What color is #85FF85?: #85FF85 is a light, vivid green, closest to the named color Flora. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #85FF85?: The RGB value is 133, 255, 133: 133 red, 255 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #85FF85?: The complementary color is #FF85FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #85FF85?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.64:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.