HEX atlas value

#85E0AE

#85E0AE is a cool green HEX color close to Seafoam. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 133, 224, 174, HSL 147, 59%, 70%, has luminance 0.6135, and belongs to the balanced group.

green cool balanced

#85E0AE Sample readable text

HEX #85E0AE

RGB rgb(133, 224, 174)

HSL hsl(147 59% 70%)

CMYK cmyk(41, 0, 22, 12)

Luminance 0.6135

Contrast Black 13.27:1White 1.58:1

CSS

--color-85e0ae: #85E0AE;
.background-85e0ae { background-color: #85E0AE; }
.text-85e0ae { color: #85E0AE; }

Luminance0.6135

Black text13.27:1AA Pass

White text1.58:1AA Fail

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#85E0AE","rgb":[133,224,174],"hsl":[147,59,70],"cmyk":[41,0,22,12],"luminance":0.6135,"contrast":{"black":13.27,"white":1.58}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":13.27,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.58,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#CEF2DF","hex":"#CEF2DF","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.39,"contrastWhite":1.21,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#75F0AC","hex":"#75F0AC","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.82,"contrastWhite":1.42,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Light Green","hex":"#90EE90","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.82,"contrastWhite":1.42,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Seafoam","hex":"#93E9BE","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.64,"contrastWhite":1.43,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Celadon","hex":"#ACE1AF","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.14,"contrastWhite":1.48,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","balanced","balanced green","Seafoam adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/85e0ae.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/seafoam.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/light-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/medium-aquamarine.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#E085B7","analogous":["#8AE085","#85E0DB"],"triadic":["#AE85E0","#E0AE85"],"tetradic":["#858AE0","#E085B7","#E0DB85"],"splitComplementary":["#DB85E0","#E0858A"],"monochromatic":["#CEF2DF","#85E0AE","#3CCD7D"]}

Variants

{"light":"#CEF2DF","dark":"#3CCD7D","saturated":"#75F0AC","desaturated":"#96CFB0","pastel":"#EDF8F2","neon":"#8FFFC1"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"seafoam","name":"Seafoam","hex":"#93E9BE","distance":23.08679276123039},{"slug":"light-green","name":"Light Green","hex":"#90EE90","distance":34.88552708502482},{"slug":"medium-aquamarine","name":"Medium Aquamarine","hex":"#66CDAA","distance":36.578682316343766},{"slug":"lichen","name":"Lichen","hex":"#9BC4A2","distance":37.57658845611187},{"slug":"celadon","name":"Celadon","hex":"#ACE1AF","distance":39.02563260217571}]

HEX meaning and use

About #85E0AE

#85E0AE is classified as a cool green value with balanced visual character. #85E0AE is visually closest to Seafoam, a named green color with HEX #93E9BE.

The RGB channels are 133, 224, and 174, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 147deg with 59% saturation and 70% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-saturation, light atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and botanical and wellness palettes. Its luminance is 0.6135, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 23.09, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text13.27:1AA Pass

White text1.58:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #85E0AE needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000013.27:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.58:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#CEF2DF#000000 text · best 17.39:1#CEF2DF

#75F0AC#000000 text · best 14.82:1#75F0AC

Light Green#000000 text · best 14.82:1#90EE90

Seafoam#000000 text · best 14.64:1#93E9BE

Celadon#000000 text · best 14.14:1#ACE1AF

Generated Palette

#85E0AE#85E0AE

#E085B7#E085B7

#8AE085#8AE085

#85E0DB#85E0DB

#CEF2DF#CEF2DF

#3CCD7D#3CCD7D

Color Harmonies

#E085B7#E085B7

#8AE085#8AE085

#85E0DB#85E0DB

#AE85E0#AE85E0

#E0AE85#E0AE85

Variants

#CEF2DF#CEF2DF

#3CCD7D#3CCD7D

#75F0AC#75F0AC

#96CFB0#96CFB0

#EDF8F2#EDF8F2

#8FFFC1#8FFFC1

Nearest Named Colors

Seafoam#93E9BE

Light Green#90EE90

Medium Aquamarine#66CDAA

Lichen#9BC4A2

Celadon#ACE1AF

#85E0AE

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #85E0AE

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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