HEX atlas value

#85E0B1

#85E0B1 is a cool green HEX color close to Seafoam. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 133, 224, 177, HSL 149, 59%, 70%, has luminance 0.6147, and belongs to the balanced group.

green cool balanced

#85E0B1 Sample readable text

HEX #85E0B1

RGB rgb(133, 224, 177)

HSL hsl(149 59% 70%)

CMYK cmyk(41, 0, 21, 12)

Luminance 0.6147

Contrast Black 13.29:1White 1.58:1

CSS

--color-85e0b1: #85E0B1;
.background-85e0b1 { background-color: #85E0B1; }
.text-85e0b1 { color: #85E0B1; }

Luminance0.6147

Black text13.29:1AA 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":"#85E0B1","rgb":[133,224,177],"hsl":[149,59,70],"cmyk":[41,0,21,12],"luminance":0.6147,"contrast":{"black":13.29,"white":1.58}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":13.29,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.58,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#CEF2E0","hex":"#CEF2E0","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.4,"contrastWhite":1.21,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#75F0B0","hex":"#75F0B0","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.85,"contrastWhite":1.41,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"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/85e0b1.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/seafoam.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/medium-aquamarine.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/light-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#E085B4","analogous":["#87E085","#85E0DE"],"triadic":["#B185E0","#E0B185"],"tetradic":["#8587E0","#E085B4","#E0DE85"],"splitComplementary":["#DE85E0","#E08587"],"monochromatic":["#CEF2E0","#85E0B1","#3CCD82"]}

Variants

{"light":"#CEF2E0","dark":"#3CCD82","saturated":"#75F0B0","desaturated":"#96CFB2","pastel":"#EDF8F2","neon":"#8FFFC5"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"seafoam","name":"Seafoam","hex":"#93E9BE","distance":21.118712081942874},{"slug":"medium-aquamarine","name":"Medium Aquamarine","hex":"#66CDAA","distance":37.027017163147235},{"slug":"light-green","name":"Light Green","hex":"#90EE90","distance":37.49666651850535},{"slug":"lichen","name":"Lichen","hex":"#9BC4A2","distance":38.63935817272331},{"slug":"celadon","name":"Celadon","hex":"#ACE1AF","distance":39.06404996924922}]

HEX meaning and use

About #85E0B1

#85E0B1 is classified as a cool green value with balanced visual character. #85E0B1 is visually closest to Seafoam, a named green color with HEX #93E9BE.

The RGB channels are 133, 224, and 177, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 149deg 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 0.6147, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 21.12, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text13.29:1AA 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 #85E0B1 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000013.29:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.58:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#CEF2E0#000000 text · best 17.4:1#CEF2E0

#75F0B0#000000 text · best 14.85:1#75F0B0

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

#85E0B1#85E0B1

#E085B4#E085B4

#87E085#87E085

#85E0DE#85E0DE

#CEF2E0#CEF2E0

#3CCD82#3CCD82

Color Harmonies

#E085B4#E085B4

#87E085#87E085

#85E0DE#85E0DE

#B185E0#B185E0

#E0B185#E0B185

Variants

#CEF2E0#CEF2E0

#3CCD82#3CCD82

#75F0B0#75F0B0

#96CFB2#96CFB2

#EDF8F2#EDF8F2

#8FFFC5#8FFFC5

Nearest Named Colors

Seafoam#93E9BE

Medium Aquamarine#66CDAA

Light Green#90EE90

Lichen#9BC4A2

Celadon#ACE1AF

#85E0B1

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #85E0B1

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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