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#85FFCC Color

#85FFCC is rgb(133, 255, 204) in RGB, hsl(155, 100%, 76%) in HSL, and about cmyk(48%, 0%, 20%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Aquamarine (#7FFFD4), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.22. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#85FFCC
HEX#85FFCC
RGBrgb(133, 255, 204)
HSLhsl(155, 100%, 76%)
HSVhsv(155, 48%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(48%, 0%, 20%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(91.5% 0.132 164.4)
LABlab(91.94% -44.70 13.37)
LCHlch(91.94% 46.65 163.35)

What #85FFCC 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 #85FFCC, 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.

#85FFCC Channel Values

How #85FFCC 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 2048-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 155° · S 100% · L 76%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 155° · S 48% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 48% · M 0% · Y 20% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.22:1 vs white · 17.17:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #85FFCC 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 text1.22:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text17.17:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #85FFCC

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

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 #85FFCC.

How #85FFCC 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#85FFCC
Protanopia#F0F0CD
Protanomaly#CEF6CC
Deuteranopia#E0E0CF
Deuteranomaly#C2EDCE
Tritanopia#91F9F9
Tritanomaly#8DFCE9
Achromatopsia#E8E8E8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #85FFCC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-85ffcc: #85FFCC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #85FFCC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-85ffcc': '#85FFCC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.522, green: 1.000, blue: 0.800)
Android XML<color name="color_85ffcc">#85FFCC</color>
SVG fillfill="#85FFCC"

More Green Colors

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

#85FFCC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #85FFCC?

#85FFCC is a light green — rgb(133, 255, 204) in RGB and hsl(155, 100%, 76%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Aquamarine (#7FFFD4), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.22.

What is the RGB value of #85FFCC?

#85FFCC is rgb(133, 255, 204) — red 133, green 255, and blue 204 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #85FFCC?

#85FFCC converts to approximately cmyk(48%, 0%, 20%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #85FFCC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #85FFCC scores 1.22:1 against white and 17.17:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #85FFCC 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 4.22, which is very hard to tell apart.

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