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#85FF33 Color

#85FF33 is rgb(133, 255, 51) in RGB, hsl(96, 100%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(48%, 0%, 80%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Spring Frost (#87FF2A), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 2.15. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#85FF33
HEX#85FF33
RGBrgb(133, 255, 51)
HSLhsl(96, 100%, 60%)
HSVhsv(96, 80%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(48%, 0%, 80%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(89.4% 0.251 136.3)
LABlab(90.37% -58.92 77.07)
LCHlch(90.37% 97.01 127.40)

What #85FF33 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 #85FF33, 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.

#85FF33 Channel Values

How #85FF33 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 255 · B 518-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 96° · S 100% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 96° · S 80% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 48% · M 0% · Y 80% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.28:1 vs white · 16.35:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #85FF33 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 text16.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #85FF33

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #85FF33; 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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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #85FF33

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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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #85FF33.

How #85FF33 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#85FF33
Protanopia#F0F036
Protanomaly#CEF635
Deuteranopia#E0E042
Deuteranomaly#C2ED3C
Tritanopia#A1F1F1
Tritanomaly#97F7C2
Achromatopsia#E3E3E3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #85FF33 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-85ff33: #85FF33;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #85FF33;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-85ff33': '#85FF33' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.522, green: 1.000, blue: 0.200)
Android XML<color name="color_85ff33">#85FF33</color>
SVG fillfill="#85FF33"

More Green Colors

#85FF33 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#85FF33 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #85FF33?

#85FF33 is a light green — rgb(133, 255, 51) in RGB and hsl(96, 100%, 60%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Spring Frost (#87FF2A), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 2.15.

What is the RGB value of #85FF33?

#85FF33 is rgb(133, 255, 51) — red 133, green 255, and blue 51 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #85FF33?

#85FF33 converts to approximately cmyk(48%, 0%, 80%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #85FF33 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #85FF33 scores 1.28:1 against white and 16.35:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #85FF33 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #85FF33 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 lawngreen (#7CFC00) at a CIE76 distance of 6.57, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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