What color is #85A9BF?

#85A9BF is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Serene Sea. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #85A9BF?

The RGB value is 133, 169, 191: 133 red, 169 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #85A9BF?

The complementary color is #BF9B85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #85A9BF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.42:1 and white text 2.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#85A9BF color

#85A9BF rgb(133, 169, 191)

Shades of blue

The hex color #85A9BF is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 66.3% green and 74.9% blue (133, 169, 191).

Its hue angle is 203°, with 31% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Serene Sea (#78A7C3), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.42:1).

#85A9BF color codes

HEX	`#85A9BF`
RGB	`rgb(133, 169, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 66.3%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(203, 31%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(203, 30%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 12%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.37, -7, -15.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.37, 16.77, 245.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.262, 37.123, 54.693)`
Decimal	`8759743`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #85A9BF, 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 #85A9BF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#85A9BF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.42:1	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 #85A9BF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #85a9bf; }
.text { color: #85a9bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #85a9bf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 169 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #85a9bf, #858cbf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dusty Blue.

Questions

What color is #85A9BF?: #85A9BF is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Serene Sea. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #85A9BF?: The RGB value is 133, 169, 191: 133 red, 169 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #85A9BF?: The complementary color is #BF9B85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #85A9BF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.42:1 and white text 2.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.