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#85FE85 Color

#85FE85 is rgb(133, 254, 133) in RGB, hsl(120, 98%, 76%) in HSL, and about cmyk(48%, 0%, 48%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mint (#98FF98), visibly different at ΔE 10.04. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#85FE85
HEX#85FE85
RGBrgb(133, 254, 133)
HSLhsl(120, 98%, 76%)
HSVhsv(120, 48%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(48%, 0%, 48%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(89.9% 0.194 143.8)
LABlab(90.64% -53.31 46.56)
LCHlch(90.64% 70.78 138.87)

What #85FE85 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 #85FE85, 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.

#85FE85 Channel Values

How #85FE85 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 254 · B 1338-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 120° · S 98% · L 76%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 120° · S 48% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 48% · M 0% · Y 48% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.27:1 vs white · 16.51:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #85FE85 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 text1.27:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text16.51:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #85FE85 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #85FE85

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #85FE85; 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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Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #85FE85

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #85FE85.

How #85FE85 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#85FE85
Protanopia#EFEF86
Protanomaly#CDF586
Deuteranopia#DFDF8A
Deuteranomaly#C2EC88
Tritanopia#9CF3F3
Tritanomaly#93F7D0
Achromatopsia#E4E4E4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #85FE85 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-85fe85: #85FE85;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #85FE85;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-85fe85': '#85FE85' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.522, green: 0.996, blue: 0.522)
Android XML<color name="color_85fe85">#85FE85</color>
SVG fillfill="#85FE85"

More Green Colors

#85FE85 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#85FE85 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #85FE85?

#85FE85 is a light green — rgb(133, 254, 133) in RGB and hsl(120, 98%, 76%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mint (#98FF98), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.04.

What is the RGB value of #85FE85?

#85FE85 is rgb(133, 254, 133) — red 133, green 254, and blue 133 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #85FE85?

#85FE85 converts to approximately cmyk(48%, 0%, 48%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #85FE85 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #85FE85 scores 1.27:1 against white and 16.51:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #85FE85 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #85FE85 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 12.08, which is visibly different.

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