What color is #85B0BA?

#85B0BA is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Open Seas. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #85B0BA?

The RGB value is 133, 176, 186: 133 red, 176 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #85B0BA?

The complementary color is #BA8F85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #85B0BA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.92:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#85B0BA color

#85B0BA rgb(133, 176, 186)

Shades of teal

The hex color #85B0BA is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 69% green and 72.9% blue (133, 176, 186).

Its hue angle is 191°, with 28% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Open Seas (#83AFBC), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.92:1).

#85B0BA color codes

HEX	`#85B0BA`
RGB	`rgb(133, 176, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 69%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(191, 28%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(191, 28%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 5%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.17, -11.97, -9.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.17, 15.46, 219.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.058, 39.581, 52.29)`
Decimal	`8761530`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #85B0BA, 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 #85B0BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#85B0BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.92:1	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 #85B0BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #85b0ba; }
.text { color: #85b0ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #85b0ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 176 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #85b0ba, #8596ba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #85B0BA?: #85B0BA is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Open Seas. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #85B0BA?: The RGB value is 133, 176, 186: 133 red, 176 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #85B0BA?: The complementary color is #BA8F85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #85B0BA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.92:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.