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#85FEAA Color

#85FEAA is rgb(133, 254, 170) in RGB, hsl(138, 98%, 76%) in HSL, and about cmyk(48%, 0%, 33%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pale Green (#98FB98), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.63. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#85FEAA
HEX#85FEAA
RGBrgb(133, 254, 170)
HSLhsl(138, 98%, 76%)
HSVhsv(138, 48%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(48%, 0%, 33%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(90.5% 0.16 151.9)
LABlab(91.10% -49.13 29.33)
LCHlch(91.10% 57.22 149.17)

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

Pale Green#98FB98ΔE 9.63Light Green#90EE90ΔE 10.37Mint#98FF98ΔE 10.47Very Light Malachite Green#64E986ΔE 11.75Android Green#3DDC84ΔE 15.18Pastel Green#77DD77ΔE 15.66

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

#85FEAA Channel Values

How #85FEAA 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 1708-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 138° · S 98% · L 76%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 138° · S 48% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 48% · M 0% · Y 33% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.25:1 vs white · 16.75:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #85FEAA 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 text1.25:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text16.75:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #85FEAA

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

Base
#85FEAA
Complementary
#FE86DA
Analogous
#9EFE86
Analogous
#86FEE6
Triadic
#AA86FE
Triadic
#FEAA86
Split comp.
#E686FE
Split comp.
#FE869E

Tints & Shades of #85FEAA

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

#95FEB4
#A4FEBF
#B3FECA
#C7FED8
#D7FFE3
#E6FFED

Shades

#53FD86
#1CFD5F
#02E346
#02B136
#017E27
#014716

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

How #85FEAA 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#85FEAA
Protanopia#EFEFAB
Protanomaly#CDF5AA
Deuteranopia#DFDFAE
Deuteranomaly#C2ECAC
Tritanopia#97F5F5
Tritanomaly#90F9DB
Achromatopsia#E6E6E6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #85FEAA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-85feaa: #85FEAA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #85FEAA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-85feaa': '#85FEAA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.522, green: 0.996, blue: 0.667)
Android XML<color name="color_85feaa">#85FEAA</color>
SVG fillfill="#85FEAA"

More Green Colors

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

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#85FEAA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #85FEAA?

#85FEAA is a light green — rgb(133, 254, 170) in RGB and hsl(138, 98%, 76%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pale Green (#98FB98), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.63.

What is the RGB value of #85FEAA?

#85FEAA is rgb(133, 254, 170) — red 133, green 254, and blue 170 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #85FEAA?

#85FEAA converts to approximately cmyk(48%, 0%, 33%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #85FEAA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #85FEAA scores 1.25:1 against white and 16.75:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #85FEAA 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 9.63, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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Keep exploring: every green in the color library, the guide to shades of green, or the full color library.