HEX atlas value

#85BB81

#85BB81 is a cool green HEX color close to Dark Sea Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 133, 187, 129, HSL 116, 30%, 62%, has luminance 0.4211, and belongs to the earth tone group.

green cool earth-tone

#85BB81 Sample readable text

HEX #85BB81

RGB rgb(133, 187, 129)

HSL hsl(116 30% 62%)

CMYK cmyk(29, 0, 31, 27)

Luminance 0.4211

Contrast Black 9.42:1White 2.23:1

CSS

--color-85bb81: #85BB81;
.background-85bb81 { background-color: #85BB81; }
.text-85bb81 { color: #85BB81; }

Luminance0.4211

Black text9.42:1AA Pass

White text2.23:1AA Fail

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#85BB81","rgb":[133,187,129],"hsl":[116,30,62],"cmyk":[29,0,31,27],"luminance":0.4211,"contrast":{"black":9.42,"white":2.23}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":9.42,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.23,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#BFDBBD","hex":"#BFDBBD","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.08,"contrastWhite":1.49,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#72D06C","hex":"#72D06C","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.95,"contrastWhite":1.92,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Pistachio","hex":"#93C572","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.47,"contrastWhite":2.01,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#A2BB81","hex":"#A2BB81","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.96,"contrastWhite":2.11,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Willow Green","hex":"#A8B88F","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.92,"contrastWhite":2.12,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","earth tone","earth tone green","Dark Sea Green adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/85bb81.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-sea-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pistachio.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/sage-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#B781BB","analogous":["#A2BB81","#81BB9A"],"triadic":["#8185BB","#BB8185"],"tetradic":["#81A2BB","#B781BB","#BB9A81"],"splitComplementary":["#9A81BB","#BB81A2"],"monochromatic":["#BFDBBD","#85BB81","#53924F"]}

Variants

{"light":"#BFDBBD","dark":"#53924F","saturated":"#72D06C","desaturated":"#97A696","pastel":"#DAE3D9","neon":"#70FF66"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"dark-sea-green","name":"Dark Sea Green","hex":"#8FBC8F","distance":17.233687939614086},{"slug":"pistachio","name":"Pistachio","hex":"#93C572","distance":22.825424421026653},{"slug":"sage-green","name":"Sage Green","hex":"#9CAF88","distance":26.870057685088806},{"slug":"soapstone","name":"Soapstone","hex":"#8D9A91","distance":37.53664875824692},{"slug":"willow-green","name":"Willow Green","hex":"#A8B88F","distance":37.815340802378074}]

HEX meaning and use

About #85BB81

#85BB81 is classified as a cool green value with earth tone visual character. #85BB81 is visually closest to Dark Sea Green, a named green color with HEX #8FBC8F.

The RGB channels are 133, 187, and 129, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 116deg with 30% saturation and 62% lightness, so this page treats it as a low-saturation, mid-lightness atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and natural palettes. Its luminance is 0.4211, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 17.23, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text9.42:1AA Pass

White text2.23:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #85BB81 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000009.42:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.23:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#BFDBBD#000000 text · best 14.08:1#BFDBBD

#72D06C#000000 text · best 10.95:1#72D06C

Pistachio#000000 text · best 10.47:1#93C572

#A2BB81#000000 text · best 9.96:1#A2BB81

Willow Green#000000 text · best 9.92:1#A8B88F

Generated Palette

#85BB81#85BB81

#B781BB#B781BB

#A2BB81#A2BB81

#81BB9A#81BB9A

#BFDBBD#BFDBBD

#53924F#53924F

Color Harmonies

#B781BB#B781BB

#A2BB81#A2BB81

#81BB9A#81BB9A

#8185BB#8185BB

#BB8185#BB8185

Variants

#BFDBBD#BFDBBD

#53924F#53924F

#72D06C#72D06C

#97A696#97A696

#DAE3D9#DAE3D9

#70FF66#70FF66

Nearest Named Colors

Dark Sea Green#8FBC8F

Pistachio#93C572

Sage Green#9CAF88

Soapstone#8D9A91

Willow Green#A8B88F

#85BB81

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #85BB81

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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