Palettes / Colors / #85EA89

#85EA89 — Light Green

#85EA89 is a green color we call Light Green, closest to the named color LightGreen (#90EE90). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lightgreen (#90EE90) — not an exact match. CSS lightgreen gives you #90EE90, a different color; use #85EA89 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#85EA89 is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #EA85E7; it also sits naturally between #B4EA85 and #85EABB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 52% · Green 92% · Blue 54%

Cyan 43% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 41% · Key 8%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #85EA89

.text { color: #85EA89; }
.background { background-color: #85EA89; }
.border { border: 3px solid #85EA89; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(133, 234, 137); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(122, 71%, 72%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #85EA89; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(133, 234, 137, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #85EA89; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(133, 234, 137, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#85EA89">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#85EA89">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EA85E7:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #85EA89: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #85EA89

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #85EA89 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #85EA89 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #85EA88  ·  #85EA8A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #85EA89?

#85EA89 is Light Green, a green color (RGB 133, 234, 137). Its closest standard named color is LightGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #85EA89?

#85EA89 is RGB 133, 234, 137 — HSL 122°, 71%, 72% — CMYK 43%, 0%, 41%, 8%.

What colors go with #85EA89?

Its complement is #EA85E7; analogous partners are #B4EA85 and #85EABB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #85EA89 for text?

Black text on #85EA89 has a contrast ratio of 14.13:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.49:1.