Palettes / Colors / #85FFAE

#85FFAE — Light Vivid Green

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

#85FFAE 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 #FF85D6; it also sits naturally between #99FF85 and #85FFEB. 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 68%

Cyan 48% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 32% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #85FFAE

.text { color: #85FFAE; }
.background { background-color: #85FFAE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #85FFAE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(133, 255, 174); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(140, 100%, 76%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #85FFAE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(133, 255, 174, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #85FFAE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(133, 255, 174, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FF85D6:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #85FFAE: #000000.

How #85FFAE 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 #85FFAE 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

← #85FFAD  ·  #85FFAF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #85FFAE?

#85FFAE is Light Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 133, 255, 174). Its closest standard named color is PaleGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #85FFAE?

#85FFAE is RGB 133, 255, 174 — HSL 140°, 100%, 76% — CMYK 48%, 0%, 32%, 0%.

What colors go with #85FFAE?

Its complement is #FF85D6; analogous partners are #99FF85 and #85FFEB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #85FFAE for text?

Black text on #85FFAE has a contrast ratio of 16.91:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.24:1.