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#85A720 Color

#85A720 is rgb(133, 167, 32) in RGB, hsl(75, 68%, 39%) in HSL, and about cmyk(20%, 0%, 81%, 35%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Citron (#9FA91F), visibly different at ΔE 10.78. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#85A720
HEX#85A720
RGBrgb(133, 167, 32)
HSLhsl(75, 68%, 39%)
HSVhsv(75, 81%, 65%)
CMYKcmyk(20%, 0%, 81%, 35%)
OKLCHoklch(67.9% 0.157 123.6)
LABlab(64.17% -25.38 59.09)
LCHlch(64.17% 64.32 113.25)

What #85A720 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #85A720, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#85A720 Channel Values

How #85A720 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 133 · G 167 · B 328-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 75° · S 68% · L 39%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 75° · S 81% · V 65%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 20% · M 0% · Y 81% · K 35%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.78:1 vs white · 7.55:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #85A720 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.78:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.55:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #85A720 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #85A720

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #85A720; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #85A720

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #85A720.

How #85A720 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#85A720
Protanopia#A2A221
Protanomaly#97A421
Deuteranopia#9D9D25
Deuteranomaly#94A123
Tritanopia#919D9D
Tritanomaly#8CA17E
Achromatopsia#9B9B9B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #85A720 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-85a720: #85A720;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #85A720;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-85a720': '#85A720' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.522, green: 0.655, blue: 0.125)
Android XML<color name="color_85a720">#85A720</color>
SVG fillfill="#85A720"

More Green Colors

#85A720 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#85A720 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #85A720?

#85A720 is a dark green — rgb(133, 167, 32) in RGB and hsl(75, 68%, 39%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Citron (#9FA91F), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.78.

What is the RGB value of #85A720?

#85A720 is rgb(133, 167, 32) — red 133, green 167, and blue 32 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #85A720?

#85A720 converts to approximately cmyk(20%, 0%, 81%, 35%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #85A720 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #85A720 scores 2.78:1 against white and 7.55:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #85A720 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #85A720 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is olivedrab (#6B8E23) at a CIE76 distance of 13.77, which is visibly different.

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