What color is #85AAAB?

#85AAAB is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Harbour Mist. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #85AAAB?

The RGB value is 133, 170, 171: 133 red, 170 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #85AAAB?

The complementary color is #AB8685, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #85AAAB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.34:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#85AAAB color

#85AAAB rgb(133, 170, 171)

Shades of teal

The hex color #85AAAB is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 66.7% green and 67.1% blue (133, 170, 171).

Its hue angle is 182°, with 18% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Harbour Mist (#88AAAA), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.34:1).

#85AAAB color codes

HEX	`#85AAAB`
RGB	`rgb(133, 170, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 66.7%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(182, 18%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(182, 22%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 1%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.03, -12.27, -4.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.03, 13.11, 200.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.396, 36.675, 43.945)`
Decimal	`8759979`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #85AAAB, 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 #85AAAB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#85AAAB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.34:1	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 #85AAAB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #85aaab; }
.text { color: #85aaab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #85aaab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 170 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #85aaab, #8597ab); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #85AAAB?: #85AAAB is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Harbour Mist. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #85AAAB?: The RGB value is 133, 170, 171: 133 red, 170 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #85AAAB?: The complementary color is #AB8685, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #85AAAB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.34:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.