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#85EE81 Color

#85EE81 is rgb(133, 238, 129) in RGB, hsl(118, 76%, 72%) in HSL, and about cmyk(44%, 0%, 46%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pastel Green (#77DD77), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.36. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#85EE81
HEX#85EE81
RGBrgb(133, 238, 129)
HSLhsl(118, 76%, 72%)
HSVhsv(118, 46%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(44%, 0%, 46%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(86% 0.176 143.1)
LABlab(85.93% -47.82 42.67)
LCHlch(85.93% 64.09 138.26)

What #85EE81 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 #85EE81, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pastel Green#77DD77ΔE 6.36Mint#98FF98ΔE 6.99Pale Green#98FB98ΔE 7.41Light Green#90EE90ΔE 7.93Very Light Malachite Green#64E986ΔE 8.99Android Green#3DDC84ΔE 16.73

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

#85EE81 Channel Values

How #85EE81 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 238 · B 1298-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 118° · S 76% · L 72%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 118° · S 46% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 44% · M 0% · Y 46% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.44:1 vs white · 14.54:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #85EE81 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 text1.44:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.54:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #85EE81 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #85EE81

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #85EE81; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#85EE81
Complementary
#EA81EE
Analogous
#BBEE81
Analogous
#81EEB4
Triadic
#8185EE
Triadic
#EE8185
Split comp.
#B481EE
Split comp.
#EE81BB

Tints & Shades of #85EE81

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

#96F093
#A3F2A1
#B5F5B3
#C6F7C5
#D8F9D7
#E5FBE4

Shades

#59E854
#32E22C
#20C11A
#189414
#11670E
#0A3F09

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #85EE81.

How #85EE81 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#85EE81
Protanopia#E1E182
Protanomaly#C3E681
Deuteranopia#D3D386
Deuteranomaly#B9DE84
Tritanopia#98E4E4
Tritanomaly#91E8C4
Achromatopsia#D7D7D7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #85EE81 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-85ee81: #85EE81;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #85EE81;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-85ee81': '#85EE81' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.522, green: 0.933, blue: 0.506)
Android XML<color name="color_85ee81">#85EE81</color>
SVG fillfill="#85EE81"

More Green Colors

#85EE81 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#85EE81 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #85EE81?

#85EE81 is a light green — rgb(133, 238, 129) in RGB and hsl(118, 76%, 72%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pastel Green (#77DD77), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.36.

What is the RGB value of #85EE81?

#85EE81 is rgb(133, 238, 129) — red 133, green 238, and blue 129 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #85EE81?

#85EE81 converts to approximately cmyk(44%, 0%, 46%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #85EE81 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #85EE81 scores 1.44:1 against white and 14.54:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #85EE81 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #85EE81 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 palegreen (#98FB98) at a CIE76 distance of 7.41, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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