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#85BB69

#85bb69 ≈ Pistachio

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#85bb69 is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 52.16% red, 73.33% green and 41.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 28.88% cyan, 0% magenta, 43.85% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 99.51°, with 37.61% saturation and 57.25% 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 9.31:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pistachio (#93c572), ΔE 3.

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Web safe#99cc66
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Relative luminance0.4155

Complementary

  1. #85bb69
  2. #9f69bb

Split complementary

  1. #85bb69
  2. #7669bb
  3. #bb69ae

Analogous

  1. #aebb69
  2. #85bb69
  3. #69bb76

Triadic

  1. #85bb69
  2. #6985bb
  3. #bb6985

Tetradic

  1. #85bb69
  2. #69bb9f
  3. #9f69bb
  4. #bb6985

Square

  1. #85bb69
  2. #69aebb
  3. #9f69bb
  4. #bb7669

Monochromatic

  1. #3d602b
  2. #5f9443
  3. #85bb69
  4. #b0d39e
  5. #dbebd2

Shades

#85bb69 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #85bb69
  2. #78a85f
  3. #6a9654
  4. #5d834a
  5. #50703f
  6. #435e35
  7. #354b2a
  8. #283820
  9. #1b2515
  10. #0d130b
  11. #000000

Tints

#85bb69 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #85bb69
  2. #91c278
  3. #9dc987
  4. #aacf96
  5. #b6d6a5
  6. #c2ddb4
  7. #cee4c3
  8. #daebd2
  9. #e7f1e1
  10. #f3f8f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#85bb69 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #85bb69
  2. #85b56b
  3. #84af6e
  4. #84a970
  5. #83a372
  6. #839e75
  7. #829877
  8. #829279
  9. #818c7b
  10. #81867e
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #adadad ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9eb396 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c0b063 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b8ab6e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #84b6a7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #acb465 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a6b26c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #84b892 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-85bb69 {
  color: #85bb69;
}
Background
.bg-85bb69 {
  background-color: #85bb69;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-85bb69 {
  border: 2px solid #85bb69;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #85bb69;
  --color-primary-rgb: 133 187 105;
  --color-primary-hsl: 100 38% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-85bb69 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #85bb69, #69bb76);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-85bb69 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(133 187 105 / 0.35);
}

#93c572 Pistachio ΔE 3.00 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 3.69 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 4.34 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 5.97 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 7.88 #50c878 Emerald ΔE 8.34 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 9.18 #7a4496 Inverted #adadad Grayscale 

Pistachio
#85bb69  rgb(133, 187, 105)  hsl(100, 38%, 57%)  Pistachio
#9f69bb  rgb(159, 105, 187)  hsl(280, 38%, 57%)  Amethyst
#6985bb  rgb(105, 133, 187)  hsl(220, 38%, 57%)  Glaucous
#bb6985  rgb(187, 105, 133)  hsl(340, 38%, 57%)  Turkish Rose