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#85FFAE

#85ffae ≈ Pale Green

  • green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#85ffae 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 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 47.84% cyan, 0% magenta, 31.76% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 140.16°, 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 16.91:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pale Green (#98fb98), ΔE 4.63.

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Web safe#99ff99
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Relative luminance0.7956

Complementary

  1. #85ffae
  2. #ff85d6

Split complementary

  1. #85ffae
  2. #eb85ff
  3. #ff8599

Analogous

  1. #99ff85
  2. #85ffae
  3. #85ffeb

Triadic

  1. #85ffae
  2. #ae85ff
  3. #ffae85

Tetradic

  1. #85ffae
  2. #85d6ff
  3. #ff85d6
  4. #ffae85

Square

  1. #85ffae
  2. #8599ff
  3. #ff85d6
  4. #ffeb85

Monochromatic

  1. #00eb4f
  2. #39ff7b
  3. #85ffae
  4. #d2ffe1
  5. #ebfff1

Shades

#85ffae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #85ffae
  2. #78e69d
  3. #6acc8b
  4. #5db37a
  5. #509968
  6. #438057
  7. #356646
  8. #284d34
  9. #1b3323
  10. #0d1a11
  11. #000000

Tints

#85ffae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #85ffae
  2. #91ffb6
  3. #9dffbe
  4. #aaffc6
  5. #b6ffce
  6. #c2ffd7
  7. #ceffdf
  8. #daffe7
  9. #e7ffef
  10. #f3fff7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#85ffae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #85ffae
  2. #85f2a9
  3. #84e6a5
  4. #84d9a0
  5. #83cc9c
  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 16.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e7e7e7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c7f1d2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffeea9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ede2b3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #69fcea ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d9f5ab ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cceeb1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #75fdd5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-85ffae {
  color: #85ffae;
}
Background
.bg-85ffae {
  background-color: #85ffae;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-85ffae {
  border: 2px solid #85ffae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #85ffae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 133 255 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 140 100% 76%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-85ffae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #85ffae, #85ffeb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-85ffae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(133 255 174 / 0.35);
}

#98fb98 Pale Green ΔE 4.63 #98ff98 Mint Green ΔE 4.83 #90ee90 Light Green ΔE 5.48 #00fa9a Medium Spring Green ΔE 5.71 #00ff7f Spring Green ΔE 7.54 #a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 8.23 #7fffd4 Aquamarine ΔE 8.46 #7a0051 Inverted #e7e7e7 Grayscale 

Pale Green
#85ffae  rgb(133, 255, 174)  hsl(140, 100%, 76%)  Pale Green
#ff85d6  rgb(255, 133, 214)  hsl(320, 100%, 76%)  Persian Pink
#ae85ff  rgb(174, 133, 255)  hsl(260, 100%, 76%)  Floral Lavender
#ffae85  rgb(255, 174, 133)  hsl(20, 100%, 76%)  Light Salmon