Information about #85B36F color

#85B36F color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#85B36F falls into the Chartreuse Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(133, 179, 111) — 52.2% red, 70.2% green, 43.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 18 / 0 / 27 / 30. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#85B36F is a moderately toned zesty chartreuse that carries an easy, daylight feel. It is a natural fit for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Asparagus (#87A96B). Slightly further away sit Faded Green (#7BB274) and Dollar Bill (#85BB65).

In RGB terms — rgb(133, 179, 111) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 8.7:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.4:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #85B36F is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#85B36F color variations

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

#85B36F 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 #85B36F

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

Asparagus color link
Asparagus

#87A96B

Faded Green color link
Faded Green

#7BB274

Dollar Bill color link
Dollar Bill

#85BB65

Lichen color link
Lichen

#8FB67B

Seagrass color link
Seagrass

#86A475

Bud Green color link
Bud Green

#7BB661

Dusty Green color link
Dusty Green

#76A973

Jigsaw color link
Jigsaw

#8EA467

Olivine color link
Olivine

#9AB973

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#85B36F
  • RGB133, 179, 111
  • CMYK18, 0, 27, 30
  • CSSrgb(133, 179, 111)
  • HSL101°, 31%, 57%
  • HSL Precise100.588°, 30.909%, 56.863%
  • HSV101°, 38%, 70%
  • HSB101°, 38%, 70%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.522
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.702
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.435
  • GLSLvec3(0.522, 0.702, 0.435)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.522, 0.702, 0.435, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.522, 0.702, 0.435)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB52.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB70.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB43.5%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID85B36F
  • DECIMAL ID8762223
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01