Information about #85EF21 color

#85EF21 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #85EF21 belongs to the Chartreuse Color Family, featuring Full Saturation and Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(133, 239, 33) — 52.2% red, 93.7% green, 12.9% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 42 / 0 / 81 / 6. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#85EF21 is a maximally vivid chartreuse that feels open and friendly. In practice it works well for bold branding moments and attention-grabbing details. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Hummingbird Green (#7FE817). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Jayce Green (#7BEA2D) and Spring Frost (#87FF2A).

In RGB terms — rgb(133, 239, 33) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #85EF21 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 14.4:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.5:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#85EF21 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#85EF21 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #85EF21

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#85EF21
  • RGB133, 239, 33
  • CMYK42, 0, 81, 6
  • CSSrgb(133, 239, 33)
  • HSL91°, 87%, 53%
  • HSL Precise90.874°, 86.555%, 53.333%
  • HSV91°, 86%, 94%
  • HSB91°, 86%, 94%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.522
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.937
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.129
  • GLSLvec3(0.522, 0.937, 0.129)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.522, 0.937, 0.129, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.522, 0.937, 0.129)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB52.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB93.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB12.9%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID85EF21
  • DECIMAL ID8777505
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01