HEX atlas value

#85CD84

#85CD84 is a cool green HEX color close to Dark Sea Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 133, 205, 132, HSL 119, 42%, 66%, has luminance 0.5032, and belongs to the earth tone group.

green cool earth-tone

#85CD84 Sample readable text

HEX #85CD84

RGB rgb(133, 205, 132)

HSL hsl(119 42% 66%)

CMYK cmyk(35, 0, 36, 20)

Luminance 0.5032

Contrast Black 11.06:1White 1.9:1

CSS

--color-85cd84: #85CD84;
.background-85cd84 { background-color: #85CD84; }
.text-85cd84 { color: #85CD84; }

Luminance0.5032

Black text11.06:1AA Pass

White text1.9:1AA 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":"#85CD84","rgb":[133,205,132],"hsl":[119,42,66],"cmyk":[35,0,36,20],"luminance":0.5032,"contrast":{"black":11.06,"white":1.9}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":11.06,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.9,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#C6E7C5","hex":"#C6E7C5","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.64,"contrastWhite":1.34,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Light Green","hex":"#90EE90","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.82,"contrastWhite":1.42,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#73E071","hex":"#73E071","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.63,"contrastWhite":1.66,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#AACD84","hex":"#AACD84","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.77,"contrastWhite":1.78,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#84CDA7","hex":"#84CDA7","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.27,"contrastWhite":1.86,"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","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/85cd84.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/light-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#CC84CD","analogous":["#AACD84","#84CDA7"],"triadic":["#8485CD","#CD8485"],"tetradic":["#84AACD","#CC84CD","#CDA784"],"splitComplementary":["#A784CD","#CD84AA"],"monochromatic":["#C6E7C5","#85CD84","#49AE47"]}

Variants

{"light":"#C6E7C5","dark":"#49AE47","saturated":"#73E071","desaturated":"#98BA97","pastel":"#E2EEE2","neon":"#7DFF7A"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"dark-sea-green","name":"Dark Sea Green","hex":"#8FBC8F","distance":22.58317958127243},{"slug":"pistachio","name":"Pistachio","hex":"#93C572","distance":24.166091947189145},{"slug":"light-green","name":"Light Green","hex":"#90EE90","distance":36.796738985948195},{"slug":"sage-green","name":"Sage Green","hex":"#9CAF88","distance":38.01315561749642},{"slug":"lichen","name":"Lichen","hex":"#9BC4A2","distance":38.27531841800928}]

HEX meaning and use

About #85CD84

#85CD84 is classified as a cool green value with earth tone visual character. #85CD84 is visually closest to Dark Sea Green, a named green color with HEX #8FBC8F.

The RGB channels are 133, 205, and 132, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 119deg with 42% saturation and 66% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-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 0.5032, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 22.58, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text11.06:1AA Pass

White text1.9:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #85CD84 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000011.06:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.9:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#C6E7C5#000000 text · best 15.64:1#C6E7C5

Light Green#000000 text · best 14.82:1#90EE90

#73E071#000000 text · best 12.63:1#73E071

#AACD84#000000 text · best 11.77:1#AACD84

#84CDA7#000000 text · best 11.27:1#84CDA7

Generated Palette

#85CD84#85CD84

#CC84CD#CC84CD

#AACD84#AACD84

#84CDA7#84CDA7

#C6E7C5#C6E7C5

#49AE47#49AE47

Color Harmonies

#CC84CD#CC84CD

#AACD84#AACD84

#84CDA7#84CDA7

#8485CD#8485CD

#CD8485#CD8485

Variants

#C6E7C5#C6E7C5

#49AE47#49AE47

#73E071#73E071

#98BA97#98BA97

#E2EEE2#E2EEE2

#7DFF7A#7DFF7A

Nearest Named Colors

Dark Sea Green#8FBC8F

Pistachio#93C572

Light Green#90EE90

Sage Green#9CAF88

Lichen#9BC4A2

#85CD84

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #85CD84

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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