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#85FABB Color

#85FABB is rgb(133, 250, 187) in RGB, hsl(148, 92%, 75%) in HSL, and about cmyk(47%, 0%, 25%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Aquamarine (#7FFFD4), visibly different at ΔE 10.59. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#85FABB
HEX#85FABB
RGBrgb(133, 250, 187)
HSLhsl(148, 92%, 75%)
HSVhsv(148, 47%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(47%, 0%, 25%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(90% 0.139 158.3)
LABlab(90.21% -45.29 19.61)
LCHlch(90.21% 49.35 156.59)

What #85FABB 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 #85FABB, 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.

#85FABB Channel Values

How #85FABB 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 250 · B 1878-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 148° · S 92% · L 75%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 148° · S 47% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 47% · M 0% · Y 25% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.28:1 vs white · 16.39:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #85FABB 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 text1.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text16.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #85FABB

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

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

How #85FABB 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#85FABB
Protanopia#EBEBBC
Protanomaly#CAF1BB
Deuteranopia#DCDCBE
Deuteranomaly#C0E9BD
Tritanopia#93F3F3
Tritanomaly#8EF6DF
Achromatopsia#E3E3E3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #85FABB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-85fabb: #85FABB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #85FABB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-85fabb': '#85FABB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.522, green: 0.980, blue: 0.733)
Android XML<color name="color_85fabb">#85FABB</color>
SVG fillfill="#85FABB"

More Green Colors

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

#85FABB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #85FABB?

#85FABB is a light green — rgb(133, 250, 187) in RGB and hsl(148, 92%, 75%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Aquamarine (#7FFFD4), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.59.

What is the RGB value of #85FABB?

#85FABB is rgb(133, 250, 187) — red 133, green 250, and blue 187 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #85FABB?

#85FABB converts to approximately cmyk(47%, 0%, 25%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #85FABB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #85FABB scores 1.28:1 against white and 16.39:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #85FABB 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 10.59, which is visibly different.

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