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#85AE7A Color

#85AE7A is rgb(133, 174, 122) in RGB, hsl(107, 24%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(24%, 0%, 30%, 32%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.63. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#85AE7A
HEX#85AE7A
RGBrgb(133, 174, 122)
HSLhsl(107, 24%, 58%)
HSVhsv(107, 30%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(24%, 0%, 30%, 32%)
OKLCHoklch(70.7% 0.086 139.1)
LABlab(67.08% -21.92 22.11)
LCHlch(67.08% 31.13 134.75)

What #85AE7A 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 #85AE7A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 6.63Asparagus#7BA05BΔE 10.84Sage#9CAF88ΔE 10.87Olivine#9AB973ΔE 10.95Russian Green#679267ΔE 11.34Forest Green (Crayola)#5FA777ΔE 11.72

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

#85AE7A Channel Values

How #85AE7A 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 174 · B 1228-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 107° · S 24% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 107° · S 30% · V 68%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 24% · M 0% · Y 30% · K 32%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.52:1 vs white · 8.33:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #85AE7A 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 text2.52:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.33:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #85AE7A in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #85AE7A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #85AE7A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#85AE7A
Complementary
#A27AAE
Analogous
#9FAE7A
Analogous
#7AAE89
Triadic
#7A85AE
Triadic
#AE7A85
Split comp.
#897AAE
Split comp.
#AE7A9F

Tints & Shades of #85AE7A

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

#97B98D
#A5C39D
#B7CFB0
#C8DAC3
#D9E6D6
#E8EFE6

Shades

#6E9E61
#5F8853
#4D6F44
#3B5534
#2A3C25
#1A2617

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #85AE7A.

How #85AE7A 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#85AE7A
Protanopia#A8A87A
Protanomaly#9BAA7A
Deuteranopia#A2A27C
Deuteranomaly#97A77B
Tritanopia#8CA9A9
Tritanomaly#89AB98
Achromatopsia#A3A3A3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #85AE7A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-85ae7a: #85AE7A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #85AE7A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-85ae7a': '#85AE7A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.522, green: 0.682, blue: 0.478)
Android XML<color name="color_85ae7a">#85AE7A</color>
SVG fillfill="#85AE7A"

More Green Colors

#85AE7A sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#85AE7A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #85AE7A?

#85AE7A is a mid-tone green — rgb(133, 174, 122) in RGB and hsl(107, 24%, 58%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.63.

What is the RGB value of #85AE7A?

#85AE7A is rgb(133, 174, 122) — red 133, green 174, and blue 122 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #85AE7A?

#85AE7A converts to approximately cmyk(24%, 0%, 30%, 32%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #85AE7A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #85AE7A scores 2.52:1 against white and 8.33:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #85AE7A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #85AE7A 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 darkseagreen (#8FBC8F) at a CIE76 distance of 6.63, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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