What color is #85A9B1?

#85A9B1 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Stormy Waters. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #85A9B1?

The RGB value is 133, 169, 177: 133 red, 169 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #85A9B1?

The complementary color is #B18D85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #85A9B1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.31:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#85A9B1 color

#85A9B1 rgb(133, 169, 177)

Shades of teal

The hex color #85A9B1 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 66.3% green and 69.4% blue (133, 169, 177).

Its hue angle is 191°, with 22% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Waters (#84A9B0), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.31:1).

#85A9B1 color codes

HEX	`#85A9B1`
RGB	`rgb(133, 169, 177)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 66.3%, 69.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(191, 22%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(191, 25%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 5%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.93, -10.36, -8.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.93, 13.17, 218.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.794, 36.536, 46.963)`
Decimal	`8759729`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #85A9B1, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #85A9B1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#85A9B1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #85A9B1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #85a9b1; }
.text { color: #85a9b1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #85a9b1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 169 177 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #85a9b1, #8593b1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #85A9B1?: #85A9B1 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Stormy Waters. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #85A9B1?: The RGB value is 133, 169, 177: 133 red, 169 green and 177 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #85A9B1?: The complementary color is #B18D85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #85A9B1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.31:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.