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#85EFBA Color

#85EFBA is rgb(133, 239, 186) in RGB, hsl(150, 77%, 73%) in HSL, and about cmyk(44%, 0%, 22%, 6%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Seafoam (#93E9BE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.78. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#85EFBA
HEX#85EFBA
RGBrgb(133, 239, 186)
HSLhsl(150, 77%, 73%)
HSVhsv(150, 44%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(44%, 0%, 22%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(87.4% 0.125 160.5)
LABlab(87.03% -41.09 15.74)
LCHlch(87.03% 44.00 159.04)

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

Seafoam#93E9BEΔE 7.78Teal Deer#99E6B3ΔE 8.71Aquamarine#7FFFD4ΔE 8.99Zeal#91E0B7ΔE 10.55Spearmint#4FE7B0ΔE 11.26Eucalyptus#44D7A8ΔE 12.97

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

#85EFBA Channel Values

How #85EFBA 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 1868-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 150° · S 77% · L 73%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 150° · S 44% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 44% · M 0% · Y 22% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.4:1 vs white · 15.05:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #85EFBA 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 text1.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.05:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #85EFBA

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

Base
#85EFBA
Complementary
#EF85BA
Analogous
#85EF85
Analogous
#85EFEF
Triadic
#BA85EF
Triadic
#EFBA85
Split comp.
#EF85EF
Split comp.
#EF8585

Tints & Shades of #85EFBA

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

#97F2C4
#A5F3CC
#B7F6D6
#C4F7DE
#D6FAE8
#E4FBF0

Shades

#58E9A1
#2BE387
#19C26E
#149957
#0E6C3D
#083F24

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

How #85EFBA 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#85EFBA
Protanopia#E1E1BA
Protanomaly#C3E7BA
Deuteranopia#D4D4BD
Deuteranomaly#B9DFBC
Tritanopia#91E9E9
Tritanomaly#8CECD8
Achromatopsia#DADADA

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Using #85EFBA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-85efba: #85EFBA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #85EFBA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-85efba': '#85EFBA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.522, green: 0.937, blue: 0.729)
Android XML<color name="color_85efba">#85EFBA</color>
SVG fillfill="#85EFBA"

More Green Colors

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

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#85EFBA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #85EFBA?

#85EFBA is a light green — rgb(133, 239, 186) in RGB and hsl(150, 77%, 73%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Seafoam (#93E9BE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.78.

What is the RGB value of #85EFBA?

#85EFBA is rgb(133, 239, 186) — red 133, green 239, and blue 186 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #85EFBA?

#85EFBA converts to approximately cmyk(44%, 0%, 22%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #85EFBA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #85EFBA scores 1.4:1 against white and 15.05:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #85EFBA 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 aquamarine (#7FFFD4) at a CIE76 distance of 8.99, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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