What color is #85AEAD?

#85AEAD 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 #85AEAD?

The RGB value is 133, 174, 173: 133 red, 174 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #85AEAD?

The complementary color is #AE8586, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #85AEAD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.66:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#85AEAD color

#85AEAD rgb(133, 174, 173)

Shades of teal

The hex color #85AEAD is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 68.2% green and 67.8% blue (133, 174, 173).

Its hue angle is 179°, with 20% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Harbour Mist (#88AAAA), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.66:1).

#85AEAD color codes

HEX	`#85AEAD`
RGB	`rgb(133, 174, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 68.2%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(179, 20%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(179, 24%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 1%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.22, -13.93, -4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.22, 14.49, 196.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.349, 38.274, 45.21)`
Decimal	`8761005`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #85AEAD, 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 #85AEAD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#85AEAD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.66:1	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 #85AEAD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #85aead; }
.text { color: #85aead; }
.border { border: 2px solid #85aead; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 174 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #85aead, #859bae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #85AEAD?: #85AEAD 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 #85AEAD?: The RGB value is 133, 174, 173: 133 red, 174 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #85AEAD?: The complementary color is #AE8586, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #85AEAD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.66:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.