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#85EF80 Color

#85EF80 is rgb(133, 239, 128) in RGB, hsl(117, 78%, 72%) in HSL, and about cmyk(44%, 0%, 46%, 6%) 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 7.06. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#85EF80
HEX#85EF80
RGBrgb(133, 239, 128)
HSLhsl(117, 78%, 72%)
HSVhsv(117, 46%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(44%, 0%, 46%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(86.3% 0.178 142.9)
LABlab(86.21% -48.30 43.49)
LCHlch(86.21% 64.99 138.00)

What #85EF80 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 #85EF80, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pastel Green#77DD77ΔE 7.06Mint#98FF98ΔE 7.29Pale Green#98FB98ΔE 7.98Light Green#90EE90ΔE 8.85Very Light Malachite Green#64E986ΔE 9.35Android Green#3DDC84ΔE 17.19

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

#85EF80 Channel Values

How #85EF80 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 239 · B 1288-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 117° · S 78% · L 72%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 117° · S 46% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 44% · M 0% · Y 46% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.43:1 vs white · 14.66:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #85EF80 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 text1.43:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.66:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #85EF80 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #85EF80

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #85EF80; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#85EF80
Complementary
#EA80EF
Analogous
#BDEF80
Analogous
#80EFB2
Triadic
#8085EF
Triadic
#EF8085
Split comp.
#B280EF
Split comp.
#EF80BD

Tints & Shades of #85EF80

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

#97F292
#A4F3A0
#B5F5B2
#C7F8C4
#D8FAD6
#E5FCE4

Shades

#5AEA53
#33E52A
#21C318
#199613
#11680D
#0B4008

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #85EF80.

How #85EF80 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#85EF80
Protanopia#E1E181
Protanomaly#C3E780
Deuteranopia#D4D485
Deuteranomaly#B9DF83
Tritanopia#99E5E5
Tritanomaly#91E9C5
Achromatopsia#D7D7D7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #85EF80 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-85ef80: #85EF80;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #85EF80;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-85ef80': '#85EF80' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.522, green: 0.937, blue: 0.502)
Android XML<color name="color_85ef80">#85EF80</color>
SVG fillfill="#85EF80"

More Green Colors

#85EF80 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#85EF80 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #85EF80?

#85EF80 is a light green — rgb(133, 239, 128) in RGB and hsl(117, 78%, 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 7.06.

What is the RGB value of #85EF80?

#85EF80 is rgb(133, 239, 128) — red 133, green 239, and blue 128 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #85EF80?

#85EF80 converts to approximately cmyk(44%, 0%, 46%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #85EF80 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #85EF80 scores 1.43:1 against white and 14.66:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #85EF80 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #85EF80 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 7.98, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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