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#85EA53 Color

#85EA53 is rgb(133, 234, 83) in RGB, hsl(100, 78%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(43%, 0%, 65%, 8%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is SGBUS Green (#55DD33), visibly different at ΔE 12.51. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#85EA53
HEX#85EA53
RGBrgb(133, 234, 83)
HSLhsl(100, 78%, 62%)
HSVhsv(100, 65%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(43%, 0%, 65%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(84.5% 0.209 136.9)
LABlab(84.34% -50.06 61.00)
LCHlch(84.34% 78.91 129.37)

What #85EA53 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 #85EA53, 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.

#85EA53 Channel Values

How #85EA53 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 234 · B 838-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 100° · S 78% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 100° · S 65% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 43% · M 0% · Y 65% · K 8%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.51:1 vs white · 13.89:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #85EA53 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 text1.51:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.89:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #85EA53

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #85EA53; 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 #85EA53

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 #85EA53.

How #85EA53 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#85EA53
Protanopia#DDDD54
Protanomaly#C0E254
Deuteranopia#D0D05A
Deuteranomaly#B7DB57
Tritanopia#9BDEDE
Tritanomaly#93E3B7
Achromatopsia#D2D2D2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #85EA53 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-85ea53: #85EA53;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #85EA53;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-85ea53': '#85EA53' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.522, green: 0.918, blue: 0.325)
Android XML<color name="color_85ea53">#85EA53</color>
SVG fillfill="#85EA53"

More Green Colors

#85EA53 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#85EA53 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #85EA53?

#85EA53 is a light green — rgb(133, 234, 83) in RGB and hsl(100, 78%, 62%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is SGBUS Green (#55DD33), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 12.51.

What is the RGB value of #85EA53?

#85EA53 is rgb(133, 234, 83) — red 133, green 234, and blue 83 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #85EA53?

#85EA53 converts to approximately cmyk(43%, 0%, 65%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #85EA53 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #85EA53 scores 1.51:1 against white and 13.89:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #85EA53 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #85EA53 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 limegreen (#32CD32) at a CIE76 distance of 16.63, which is visibly different.

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