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#85C615 Color

#85C615 is rgb(133, 198, 21) in RGB, hsl(82, 81%, 43%) in HSL, and about cmyk(33%, 0%, 89%, 22%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Microsoft Green (#7DB700), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.94. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#85C615
HEX#85C615
RGBrgb(133, 198, 21)
HSLhsl(82, 81%, 43%)
HSVhsv(82, 89%, 78%)
CMYKcmyk(33%, 0%, 89%, 22%)
OKLCHoklch(75.4% 0.197 129.7)
LABlab(73.38% -38.79 69.06)
LCHlch(73.38% 79.21 119.32)

What #85C615 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #85C615, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Microsoft Green#7DB700ΔE 5.94Yellow Green#9ACD32ΔE 7.46Sheen Green#8FD400ΔE 8.06Limerick#9DC209ΔE 11Vivid Lime Green#A6D608ΔE 11.58Kelly Green#4CBB17ΔE 16.18

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#85C615 Channel Values

How #85C615 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 133 · G 198 · B 218-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 82° · S 81% · L 43%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 82° · S 89% · V 78%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 33% · M 0% · Y 89% · K 22%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.08:1 vs white · 10.09:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #85C615 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #85C615 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #85C615

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #85C615; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#85C615
Complementary
#5615C6
Analogous
#C6AF15
Analogous
#2DC615
Triadic
#1585C6
Triadic
#C61585
Split comp.
#152DC6
Split comp.
#AF15C6

Tints & Shades of #85C615

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9DE71D
#ADEB42
#BDEF67
#CBF287
#DBF6AC
#EBFAD1

Shades

#73AB12
#639410
#51780D
#41610A
#2F4507
#1F2E05

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #85C615.

How #85C615 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#85C615
Protanopia#BDBD18
Protanomaly#A9C117
Deuteranopia#B4B423
Deuteranomaly#A3BB1E
Tritanopia#96BBBB
Tritanomaly#90BF95
Achromatopsia#B4B4B4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #85C615 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-85c615: #85C615;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #85C615;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-85c615': '#85C615' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.522, green: 0.776, blue: 0.082)
Android XML<color name="color_85c615">#85C615</color>
SVG fillfill="#85C615"

More Green Colors

#85C615 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#85C615 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #85C615?

#85C615 is a mid-tone green — rgb(133, 198, 21) in RGB and hsl(82, 81%, 43%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Microsoft Green (#7DB700), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.94.

What is the RGB value of #85C615?

#85C615 is rgb(133, 198, 21) — red 133, green 198, and blue 21 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #85C615?

#85C615 converts to approximately cmyk(33%, 0%, 89%, 22%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #85C615 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #85C615 scores 2.08:1 against white and 10.09:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #85C615 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #85C615 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is yellowgreen (#9ACD32) at a CIE76 distance of 7.46, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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