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#85AB8E

#85ab8e ≈ Dark Sea Green

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#85ab8e is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 52.16% red, 67.06% green and 55.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.22% cyan, 0% magenta, 16.96% yellow and 32.94% black. Its hue angle is 134.21°, with 18.45% saturation and 59.61% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with nature, health and balance. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.21:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8fbc8f), ΔE 6.11.

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Relative luminance0.3607

Complementary

  1. #85ab8e
  2. #ab85a2

Split complementary

  1. #85ab8e
  2. #a185ab
  3. #ab858f

Analogous

  1. #8fab85
  2. #85ab8e
  3. #85aba1

Triadic

  1. #85ab8e
  2. #8e85ab
  3. #ab8e85

Tetradic

  1. #85ab8e
  2. #85a2ab
  3. #ab85a2
  4. #ab8e85

Square

  1. #85ab8e
  2. #858fab
  3. #ab85a2
  4. #aba185

Monochromatic

  1. #3e5944
  2. #5d8767
  3. #85ab8e
  4. #b2cab8
  5. #e0e9e2

Shades

#85ab8e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #85ab8e
  2. #789a80
  3. #6a8972
  4. #5d7863
  5. #506755
  6. #435647
  7. #354439
  8. #28332b
  9. #1b221c
  10. #0d110e
  11. #000000

Tints

#85ab8e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #85ab8e
  2. #91b399
  3. #9dbca5
  4. #aac4b0
  5. #b6cdbb
  6. #c2d5c7
  7. #ceddd2
  8. #dae6dd
  9. #e7eee8
  10. #f3f7f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#85ab8e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #85ab8e
  2. #85a78d
  3. #84a28b
  4. #849e8a
  5. #839a88
  6. #839687
  7. #829186
  8. #828d84
  9. #818983
  10. #818481
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a2a2a2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #97a69a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aba58c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a5a090 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #80aaa3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9da78d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #99a58f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #82aa9b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-85ab8e {
  color: #85ab8e;
}
Background
.bg-85ab8e {
  background-color: #85ab8e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-85ab8e {
  border: 2px solid #85ab8e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #85ab8e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 133 171 142;
  --color-primary-hsl: 134 18% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-85ab8e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #85ab8e, #85aba1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-85ab8e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(133 171 142 / 0.35);
}

#8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 6.11 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 9.06 #3eb489 Mint ΔE 10.47 #29ab87 Jungle Green ΔE 11.36 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 11.36 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 11.66 #66cdaa Medium Aquamarine ΔE 11.75 #7a5471 Inverted #a2a2a2 Grayscale 

Dark Sea Green
#85ab8e  rgb(133, 171, 142)  hsl(134, 18%, 60%)  Dark Sea Green
#ab85a2  rgb(171, 133, 162)  hsl(314, 18%, 60%)  Mountbatten Pink
#8e85ab  rgb(142, 133, 171)  hsl(254, 18%, 60%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#ab8e85  rgb(171, 142, 133)  hsl(14, 18%, 60%)  Beaver