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#85FFAD

#85ffad ≈ Pale Green

  • green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#85ffad is a color from the green family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 52.16% red, 100% green and 67.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 47.84% cyan, 0% magenta, 32.16% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 139.67°, with 100% saturation and 76.08% 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 soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 16.9:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pale Green (#98fb98), ΔE 4.47.

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Web safe#99ff99
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Relative luminance0.7952

Complementary

  1. #85ffad
  2. #ff85d7

Split complementary

  1. #85ffad
  2. #ea85ff
  3. #ff859a

Analogous

  1. #9aff85
  2. #85ffad
  3. #85ffea

Triadic

  1. #85ffad
  2. #ad85ff
  3. #ffad85

Tetradic

  1. #85ffad
  2. #85d7ff
  3. #ff85d7
  4. #ffad85

Square

  1. #85ffad
  2. #859aff
  3. #ff85d7
  4. #ffea85

Monochromatic

  1. #00eb4d
  2. #39ff7a
  3. #85ffad
  4. #d2ffe0
  5. #ebfff1

Shades

#85ffad mixed progressively with black.

  1. #85ffad
  2. #78e69c
  3. #6acc8a
  4. #5db379
  5. #509968
  6. #438057
  7. #356645
  8. #284d34
  9. #1b3323
  10. #0d1a11
  11. #000000

Tints

#85ffad mixed progressively with white.

  1. #85ffad
  2. #91ffb5
  3. #9dffbd
  4. #aaffc6
  5. #b6ffce
  6. #c2ffd6
  7. #ceffde
  8. #daffe6
  9. #e7ffef
  10. #f3fff7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#85ffad mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #85ffad
  2. #85f2a9
  3. #84e6a4
  4. #84d9a0
  5. #83cc9b
  6. #83c097
  7. #82b392
  8. #82a68e
  9. #819989
  10. #818d85
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e7e7e7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c7f1d2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffeea8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #eee2b2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #6afcea ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d9f5aa ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cceeb0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #76fdd4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-85ffad {
  color: #85ffad;
}
Background
.bg-85ffad {
  background-color: #85ffad;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-85ffad {
  border: 2px solid #85ffad;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #85ffad;
  --color-primary-rgb: 133 255 173;
  --color-primary-hsl: 140 100% 76%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-85ffad {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #85ffad, #85ffea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-85ffad {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(133 255 173 / 0.35);
}

#98fb98 Pale Green ΔE 4.47 #98ff98 Mint Green ΔE 4.66 #90ee90 Light Green ΔE 5.35 #00fa9a Medium Spring Green ΔE 5.68 #00ff7f Spring Green ΔE 7.41 #a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 8.21 #7fffd4 Aquamarine ΔE 8.64 #7a0052 Inverted #e7e7e7 Grayscale 

Pale Green
#85ffad  rgb(133, 255, 173)  hsl(140, 100%, 76%)  Pale Green
#ff85d7  rgb(255, 133, 215)  hsl(320, 100%, 76%)  Persian Pink
#ad85ff  rgb(173, 133, 255)  hsl(260, 100%, 76%)  Floral Lavender
#ffad85  rgb(255, 173, 133)  hsl(20, 100%, 76%)  Light Salmon