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#85CD47 Color

#85CD47 is rgb(133, 205, 71) in RGB, hsl(92, 57%, 54%) in HSL, and about cmyk(35%, 0%, 65%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Green (RYB) (#66B032), visibly different at ΔE 10.98. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#85CD47
HEX#85CD47
RGBrgb(133, 205, 71)
HSLhsl(92, 57%, 54%)
HSVhsv(92, 65%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(35%, 0%, 65%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(77.4% 0.181 133.3)
LABlab(75.68% -39.72 56.67)
LCHlch(75.68% 69.20 125.03)

What #85CD47 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 #85CD47, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#85CD47 Channel Values

How #85CD47 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 718-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 92° · S 57% · L 54%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 92° · S 65% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 35% · M 0% · Y 65% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.94:1 vs white · 10.82:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #85CD47 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 text10.82:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #85CD47

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #85CD47; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #85CD47

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.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #85CD47.

How #85CD47 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#85CD47
Protanopia#C3C348
Protanomaly#AEC748
Deuteranopia#B9B94D
Deuteranomaly#A7C14A
Tritanopia#96C2C2
Tritanomaly#8FC7A0
Achromatopsia#BABABA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #85CD47 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-85cd47: #85CD47;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #85CD47;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-85cd47': '#85CD47' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.522, green: 0.804, blue: 0.278)
Android XML<color name="color_85cd47">#85CD47</color>
SVG fillfill="#85CD47"

More Green Colors

#85CD47 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#85CD47 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #85CD47?

#85CD47 is a mid-tone green — rgb(133, 205, 71) in RGB and hsl(92, 57%, 54%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Green (RYB) (#66B032), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.98.

What is the RGB value of #85CD47?

#85CD47 is rgb(133, 205, 71) — red 133, green 205, and blue 71 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #85CD47?

#85CD47 converts to approximately cmyk(35%, 0%, 65%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #85CD47 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #85CD47 scores 1.94:1 against white and 10.82:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #85CD47 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #85CD47 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 11.2, which is visibly different.

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