Palettes / Colors / #85FACE
#85FACE — Light Vivid Green
#85FACE is a green color we call Light Vivid Green, closest to the named color Aquamarine (#7FFFD4). It belongs to the green family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: aquamarine (#7FFFD4) — not an exact match. CSS aquamarine gives you #7FFFD4, a different color; use #85FACE 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.
#85FACE is a cool 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 #FA85B2; it also sits naturally between #85FA92 and #85ECFA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #85FACE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 133, 250, 206 |
| HSL | 157°, 92%, 75% |
| HSV | 157°, 47%, 98% |
| CMYK | 47%, 0%, 18%, 2% |
| XYZ | 55.00, 77.81, 70.51 |
| Yxy | 77.81, 0.2705, 0.3827 |
| CIE-Lab | 90.69, -43.24, 10.92 |
| Hunter Lab | 88.21, -38.98, 9.92 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 52% · Green 98% · Blue 81%
Cyan 47% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 18% · Key 2%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #85FACE
.text { color: #85FACE; }
.background { background-color: #85FACE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #85FACE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(133, 250, 206); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(157, 92%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #85FACE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(133, 250, 206, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #85FACE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(133, 250, 206, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#85FACE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#85FACE">Div content here</div>
Shades of #85FACE
Tints of #85FACE
Tones of #85FACE
Color harmonies
Complementary — #FA85B2:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.27:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 16.56:1 AAA |
Best text color on #85FACE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #85FACE
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #85FACE: ·
How #85FACE 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 #85FACE rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #85FACE?
#85FACE is Light Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 133, 250, 206). Its closest standard named color is Aquamarine.
What is the RGB and HSL of #85FACE?
#85FACE is RGB 133, 250, 206 — HSL 157°, 92%, 75% — CMYK 47%, 0%, 18%, 2%.
What colors go with #85FACE?
Its complement is #FA85B2; analogous partners are #85FA92 and #85ECFA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #85FACE for text?
Black text on #85FACE has a contrast ratio of 16.56:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.27:1.