HEX atlas value

#85D864

#85D864 is a cool green HEX color close to Pistachio. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 133, 216, 100, HSL 103, 60%, 62%, has luminance 0.5502, and belongs to the earth tone group.

green cool earth-tone

#85D864 Sample readable text

HEX #85D864

RGB rgb(133, 216, 100)

HSL hsl(103 60% 62%)

CMYK cmyk(38, 0, 54, 15)

Luminance 0.5502

Contrast Black 12:1White 1.75:1

CSS

--color-85d864: #85D864;
.background-85d864 { background-color: #85D864; }
.text-85d864 { color: #85D864; }

Luminance0.5502

Black text12:1AA Pass

White text1.75:1AA 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":"#85D864","rgb":[133,216,100],"hsl":[103,60,62],"cmyk":[38,0,54,15],"luminance":0.5502,"contrast":{"black":12,"white":1.75}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":12,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.75,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#BFEBAD","hex":"#BFEBAD","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.7,"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":"#7CEE4F","hex":"#7CEE4F","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.2,"contrastWhite":1.48,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#BFD864","hex":"#BFD864","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.22,"contrastWhite":1.59,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#64D87D","hex":"#64D87D","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.66,"contrastWhite":1.8,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","earth tone","earth tone green","Pistachio 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/85d864.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pistachio.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/light-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-sea-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#B764D8","analogous":["#BFD864","#64D87D"],"triadic":["#6485D8","#D86485"],"tetradic":["#64BFD8","#B764D8","#D87D64"],"splitComplementary":["#7D64D8","#D864BF"],"monochromatic":["#BFEBAD","#85D864","#53B42D"]}

Variants

{"light":"#BFEBAD","dark":"#53B42D","saturated":"#7CEE4F","desaturated":"#8EC379","pastel":"#D7EDCF","neon":"#91FF66"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"pistachio","name":"Pistachio","hex":"#93C572","distance":27.440845468024488},{"slug":"light-green","name":"Light Green","hex":"#90EE90","distance":50.40833264451424},{"slug":"dark-sea-green","name":"Dark Sea Green","hex":"#8FBC8F","distance":52.278102490430925},{"slug":"yellow-green","name":"Yellow Green","hex":"#9ACD32","distance":55.33534132902769},{"slug":"emerald","name":"Emerald","hex":"#50C878","distance":58.86425061104575}]

HEX meaning and use

About #85D864

#85D864 is classified as a cool green value with earth tone visual character. #85D864 is visually closest to Pistachio, a named green color with HEX #93C572.

The RGB channels are 133, 216, and 100, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 103deg with 60% saturation and 62% 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 0.5502, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 27.44, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text12:1AA Pass

White text1.75:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #85D864 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000012:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.75:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#BFEBAD#000000 text · best 15.7:1#BFEBAD

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

#7CEE4F#000000 text · best 14.2:1#7CEE4F

#BFD864#000000 text · best 13.22:1#BFD864

#64D87D#000000 text · best 11.66:1#64D87D

Generated Palette

#85D864#85D864

#B764D8#B764D8

#BFD864#BFD864

#64D87D#64D87D

#BFEBAD#BFEBAD

#53B42D#53B42D

Color Harmonies

#B764D8#B764D8

#BFD864#BFD864

#64D87D#64D87D

#6485D8#6485D8

#D86485#D86485

Variants

#BFEBAD#BFEBAD

#53B42D#53B42D

#7CEE4F#7CEE4F

#8EC379#8EC379

#D7EDCF#D7EDCF

#91FF66#91FF66

Nearest Named Colors

Pistachio#93C572

Light Green#90EE90

Dark Sea Green#8FBC8F

Yellow Green#9ACD32

Emerald#50C878

#85D864

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #85D864

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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