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#85CD42 Color

#85CD42 is rgb(133, 205, 66) in RGB, hsl(91, 58%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(35%, 0%, 68%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Yellow Green (#9ACD32), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.94. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#85CD42
HEX#85CD42
RGBrgb(133, 205, 66)
HSLhsl(91, 58%, 53%)
HSVhsv(91, 68%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(35%, 0%, 68%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(77.4% 0.184 132.8)
LABlab(75.65% -40.00 58.56)
LCHlch(75.65% 70.92 124.34)

What #85CD42 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 #85CD42, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Yellow Green#9ACD32ΔE 9.94Green (RYB)#66B032ΔE 11.65Microsoft Green#7DB700ΔE 12.26Inchworm#B2EC5DΔE 12.91Kelly Green#4CBB17ΔE 15.44Sheen Green#8FD400ΔE 16.88

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

#85CD42 Channel Values

How #85CD42 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 205 · B 668-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 91° · S 58% · L 53%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 91° · S 68% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 35% · M 0% · Y 68% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.94:1 vs white · 10.81:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #85CD42 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 text1.94:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.81:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #85CD42 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #85CD42

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #85CD42; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#85CD42
Complementary
#8942CD
Analogous
#CACD42
Analogous
#42CD44
Triadic
#4285CD
Triadic
#CD4285
Split comp.
#4442CD
Split comp.
#CD42CA

Tints & Shades of #85CD42

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

#94D35A
#A7DB76
#B6E18E
#C8E9AA
#D8EFC3
#EAF6DF

Shades

#73B931
#629D2A
#508122
#3F651B
#2D4913
#1C2C0C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #85CD42.

How #85CD42 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#85CD42
Protanopia#C3C343
Protanomaly#AEC743
Deuteranopia#B9B948
Deuteranomaly#A7C146
Tritanopia#96C2C2
Tritanomaly#90C79F
Achromatopsia#BABABA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #85CD42 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-85cd42: #85CD42;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #85CD42;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-85cd42': '#85CD42' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.522, green: 0.804, blue: 0.259)
Android XML<color name="color_85cd42">#85CD42</color>
SVG fillfill="#85CD42"

More Green Colors

#85CD42 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#85CD42 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #85CD42?

#85CD42 is a mid-tone green — rgb(133, 205, 66) in RGB and hsl(91, 58%, 53%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Yellow Green (#9ACD32), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.94.

What is the RGB value of #85CD42?

#85CD42 is rgb(133, 205, 66) — red 133, green 205, and blue 66 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #85CD42?

#85CD42 converts to approximately cmyk(35%, 0%, 68%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #85CD42 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #85CD42 scores 1.94:1 against white and 10.81:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #85CD42 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #85CD42 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 9.94, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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