Information about #85B224 color

#85B224 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#85B224 falls into the Chartreuse Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(133, 178, 36) — 52.2% red, 69.8% green, 14.1% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 18 / 0 / 56 / 30. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#85B224 presents itself as a strongly colored yellow-green — one that carries an easy, daylight feel. It is a natural fit for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Icky Green (#8FAE22). Slightly further away sit Lima (#7AAC21) and Dark Lemon Lime (#8BBE1B).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(133, 178, 36)), which gives #85B224 its character. On this background, black text reaches a 8.4:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.5:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #85B224 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#85B224 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#85B224 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #85B224

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Icky Green color link
Icky Green

#8FAE22

Lima color link
Lima

#7AAC21

Sickly Green color link
Sickly Green

#94B21C

Limelight color link
Limelight

#99AD25

Pea Green color link
Pea Green

#8EAB12

Impromptu color link
Impromptu

#9BB123

Christi color link
Christi

#71A91D

Sushi color link
Sushi

#7C9F2F

Dizzy Lizzy color link
Dizzy Lizzy

#81CA2B

Sick Green color link
Sick Green

#9DB92C

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#85B224
  • RGB133, 178, 36
  • CMYK18, 0, 56, 30
  • CSSrgb(133, 178, 36)
  • HSL79°, 66%, 42%
  • HSL Precise79.014°, 66.355%, 41.961%
  • HSV79°, 80%, 70%
  • HSB79°, 80%, 70%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.522
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.698
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.141
  • GLSLvec3(0.522, 0.698, 0.141)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.522, 0.698, 0.141, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.522, 0.698, 0.141)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB52.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB69.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB14.1%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID85B224
  • DECIMAL ID8761892
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers4 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01