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#85D899

#85d899 ≈ Granny Smith Apple

  • green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#85d899 is a color from the green family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 52.16% red, 84.71% green and 60% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 38.43% cyan, 0% magenta, 29.17% yellow and 15.29% black. Its hue angle is 134.46°, with 51.55% saturation and 68.43% 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 12.28:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Granny Smith Apple (#a8e4a0), ΔE 5.28.

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Web safe#99cc99
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Relative luminance0.564

Complementary

  1. #85d899
  2. #d885c4

Split complementary

  1. #85d899
  2. #c285d8
  3. #d8859a

Analogous

  1. #9ad885
  2. #85d899
  3. #85d8c2

Triadic

  1. #85d899
  2. #9985d8
  3. #d89985

Tetradic

  1. #85d899
  2. #85c4d8
  3. #d885c4
  4. #d89985

Square

  1. #85d899
  2. #859ad8
  3. #d885c4
  4. #d8c285

Monochromatic

  1. #2f9548
  2. #4bc569
  3. #85d899
  4. #bfebc9
  5. #f0faf2

Shades

#85d899 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #85d899
  2. #78c28a
  3. #6aad7a
  4. #5d976b
  5. #50825c
  6. #436c4d
  7. #35563d
  8. #28412e
  9. #1b2b1f
  10. #0d160f
  11. #000000

Tints

#85d899 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #85d899
  2. #91dca3
  3. #9de0ad
  4. #aae4b8
  5. #b6e8c2
  6. #c2eccc
  7. #ceefd6
  8. #daf3e0
  9. #e7f7eb
  10. #f3fbf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#85d899 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #85d899
  2. #85cf97
  3. #84c694
  4. #84be92
  5. #83b58f
  6. #83ac8d
  7. #82a38a
  8. #829a88
  9. #819285
  10. #818983
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c6c6c6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b0cdb6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d9cb95 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ccc29d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #77d5c7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bdd097 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b4cb9b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7dd6b7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-85d899 {
  color: #85d899;
}
Background
.bg-85d899 {
  background-color: #85d899;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-85d899 {
  border: 2px solid #85d899;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #85d899;
  --color-primary-rgb: 133 216 153;
  --color-primary-hsl: 134 52% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-85d899 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #85d899, #85d8c2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-85d899 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(133 216 153 / 0.35);
}

#a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 5.28 #ace1af Celadon ΔE 5.85 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 6.69 #50c878 Emerald ΔE 6.86 #90ee90 Light Green ΔE 6.96 #9fe2bf Seafoam Green ΔE 7.59 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 8.25 #7a2766 Inverted #c6c6c6 Grayscale 

Granny Smith Apple
#85d899  rgb(133, 216, 153)  hsl(134, 52%, 68%)  Granny Smith Apple
#d885c4  rgb(216, 133, 196)  hsl(314, 52%, 68%)  Sky Magenta
#9985d8  rgb(153, 133, 216)  hsl(254, 52%, 68%)  Medium Purple
#d89985  rgb(216, 153, 133)  hsl(14, 52%, 68%)  Dark Salmon