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#89FF85 Color

#89FF85 is rgb(137, 255, 133) in RGB, hsl(118, 100%, 76%) in HSL, and about cmyk(46%, 0%, 48%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mint (#98FF98), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.95. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#89FF85
HEX#89FF85
RGBrgb(137, 255, 133)
HSLhsl(118, 100%, 76%)
HSVhsv(118, 48%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(46%, 0%, 48%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(90.3% 0.193 143.1)
LABlab(91.09% -52.59 47.14)
LCHlch(91.09% 70.63 138.12)

What #89FF85 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 #89FF85, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Mint#98FF98ΔE 9.95Pale Green#98FB98ΔE 12.03Very Light Malachite Green#64E986ΔE 13.15Pastel Green#77DD77ΔE 14.27Light Green#90EE90ΔE 15.08Screamin' Green#66FF66ΔE 16.23

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

#89FF85 Channel Values

How #89FF85 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 137 · G 255 · B 1338-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 118° · S 100% · L 76%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 118° · S 48% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 46% · M 0% · Y 48% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.26:1 vs white · 16.71:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #89FF85 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 text1.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text16.71:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #89FF85 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #89FF85

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #89FF85; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#89FF85
Complementary
#FB85FF
Analogous
#C6FF85
Analogous
#85FFBE
Triadic
#8589FF
Triadic
#FF8589
Split comp.
#BE85FF
Split comp.
#FF85C6

Tints & Shades of #89FF85

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

#97FF94
#A6FFA3
#B5FFB3
#C9FFC7
#D8FFD6
#E6FFE5

Shades

#57FF52
#21FF1A
#08E600
#06B300
#048000
#024700

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #89FF85.

How #89FF85 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#89FF85
Protanopia#F0F086
Protanomaly#CFF686
Deuteranopia#E1E18A
Deuteranomaly#C4EE88
Tritanopia#9FF4F4
Tritanomaly#97F8D1
Achromatopsia#E5E5E5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #89FF85 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-89ff85: #89FF85;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #89FF85;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-89ff85': '#89FF85' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.537, green: 1.000, blue: 0.522)
Android XML<color name="color_89ff85">#89FF85</color>
SVG fillfill="#89FF85"

More Green Colors

#89FF85 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#89FF85 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #89FF85?

#89FF85 is a light green — rgb(137, 255, 133) in RGB and hsl(118, 100%, 76%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mint (#98FF98), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.95.

What is the RGB value of #89FF85?

#89FF85 is rgb(137, 255, 133) — red 137, green 255, and blue 133 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #89FF85?

#89FF85 converts to approximately cmyk(46%, 0%, 48%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #89FF85 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #89FF85 scores 1.26:1 against white and 16.71:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #89FF85 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #89FF85 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 12.03, which is visibly different.

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