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#85aa37 color: Beautiful Mint

#85aa37 is rgb(133, 170, 55) in RGB and oklch(68.788% 0.14729 125.489) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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79°
100%

68.8%
0.147
125°
  • Lime
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Pistachio
  • lime-600
  • Black 33%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.69:1Hard to read
Lc -57
Black text
7.80:1Readable · AA
Lc 52

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About #85aa37

#85aa37 is a bright lime color. In OKLCH it has 68.8% lightness, 0.147 chroma and a hue of 125°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.69:1 contrast and black text 7.8:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Beautiful Mint (#8da936). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is lime-600.

More medium lime colors

Lighter: #85aa37 mixed with white

  1. 85aa37
  2. 91b350
  3. 9cbb66
  4. a8c47a
  5. b4cc8d
  6. c0d5a1
  7. ccddb3
  8. d9e6c6
  9. e5eed9
  10. f2f7ec

Darker: #85aa37 mixed with black

  1. 85aa37
  2. 73932e
  3. 617d26
  4. 50681e
  5. 405316
  6. 303f0f
  7. 212d08
  8. 131b03
  9. 060b01
  10. 010100

Calmer: #85aa37 with less saturation

  1. 85aa37
  2. 87a946
  3. 89a752
  4. 8ba65d
  5. 8ea567
  6. 90a371
  7. 92a27a
  8. 94a082
  9. 969e8b
  10. 989c93

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Colors that go with #85aa37

Complementary
#85aa37#b181e3
Analogous
#85aa37#b79900#37b572
Triadic
#85aa37#3ba2ef#e4708e
Split
#85aa37#8291f5#d274be

Questions about #85aa37

What color is #85aa37?

#85aa37 is bright lime. The closest named color is Beautiful Mint. In RGB it is rgb(133, 170, 55), in HSL hsl(79.3, 51.11%, 44.12%) and in OKLCH oklch(68.788% 0.14729 125.489).

What colors go well with #85aa37?

The complementary color of #85aa37 is #b181e3. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #b79900 and #37b572. The triadic partners are #3ba2ef and #e4708e.

Is white or black text more readable on #85aa37?

Black text reads better on #85aa37: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.69:1 and black gives 7.8:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #85aa37 a warm or cool color?

#85aa37 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 125 degrees, its lightness 68.8% and its chroma 0.147.