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#85EC3C Color

#85EC3C is rgb(133, 236, 60) in RGB, hsl(95, 82%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(44%, 0%, 75%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is French Lime (#9EFD38), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.58. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#85EC3C
HEX#85EC3C
RGBrgb(133, 236, 60)
HSLhsl(95, 82%, 58%)
HSVhsv(95, 75%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(44%, 0%, 75%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(84.8% 0.226 135.5)
LABlab(84.80% -51.97 69.52)
LCHlch(84.80% 86.80 126.78)

What #85EC3C 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 #85EC3C, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

French Lime#9EFD38ΔE 9.58SGBUS Green#55DD33ΔE 11.03Green Lizard#A7F432ΔE 11.27Spring Frost#87FF2AΔE 13.01Sheen Green#8FD400ΔE 14.1Green Yellow#ADFF2FΔE 14.32

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

#85EC3C Channel Values

How #85EC3C 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 236 · B 608-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 95° · S 82% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 95° · S 75% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 44% · M 0% · Y 75% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.49:1 vs white · 14.06:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #85EC3C 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 text1.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.06:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #85EC3C in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #85EC3C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #85EC3C; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#85EC3C
Complementary
#A33CEC
Analogous
#DDEC3C
Analogous
#3CEC4B
Triadic
#3C85EC
Triadic
#EC3C85
Split comp.
#4B3CEC
Split comp.
#EC3CDD

Tints & Shades of #85EC3C

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

#97EE58
#A5F16F
#B7F48B
#C8F6A7
#D9F9C3
#E8FBDA

Shades

#6EE817
#5FC814
#4DA210
#3B7D0C
#2A5809
#1A3806

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #85EC3C.

How #85EC3C 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#85EC3C
Protanopia#DFDF3E
Protanomaly#C1E43D
Deuteranopia#D1D146
Deuteranomaly#B8DC42
Tritanopia#9DDFDF
Tritanomaly#94E4B5
Achromatopsia#D3D3D3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #85EC3C in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-85ec3c: #85EC3C;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #85EC3C;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-85ec3c': '#85EC3C' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.522, green: 0.925, blue: 0.235)
Android XML<color name="color_85ec3c">#85EC3C</color>
SVG fillfill="#85EC3C"

More Green Colors

#85EC3C sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#85EC3C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #85EC3C?

#85EC3C is a mid-tone green — rgb(133, 236, 60) in RGB and hsl(95, 82%, 58%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is French Lime (#9EFD38), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.58.

What is the RGB value of #85EC3C?

#85EC3C is rgb(133, 236, 60) — red 133, green 236, and blue 60 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #85EC3C?

#85EC3C converts to approximately cmyk(44%, 0%, 75%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #85EC3C be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #85EC3C scores 1.49:1 against white and 14.06:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #85EC3C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #85EC3C 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 greenyellow (#ADFF2F) at a CIE76 distance of 14.32, which is visibly different.

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