Palettes / Colors / #85FF97

#85FF97 — Light Vivid Green

#85FF97 is a green color we call Light Vivid Green, closest to the named color PaleGreen (#98FB98). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: palegreen (#98FB98) — not an exact match. CSS palegreen gives you #98FB98, a different color; use #85FF97 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.

#85FF97 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 #FF85ED; it also sits naturally between #AFFF85 and #85FFD4. 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 100% · Blue 59%

Cyan 48% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 41% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #85FF97

.text { color: #85FF97; }
.background { background-color: #85FF97; }
.border { border: 3px solid #85FF97; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(133, 255, 151); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(129, 100%, 76%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #85FF97; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(133, 255, 151, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #85FF97; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(133, 255, 151, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#85FF97">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#85FF97">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FF85ED:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #85FF97: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #85FF97

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 #85FF97 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 #85FF97 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

← #85FF96  ·  #85FF98 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #85FF97?

#85FF97 is Light Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 133, 255, 151). Its closest standard named color is PaleGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #85FF97?

#85FF97 is RGB 133, 255, 151 — HSL 129°, 100%, 76% — CMYK 48%, 0%, 41%, 0%.

What colors go with #85FF97?

Its complement is #FF85ED; analogous partners are #AFFF85 and #85FFD4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #85FF97 for text?

Black text on #85FF97 has a contrast ratio of 16.75:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.25:1.