What color is #85B1BA?

#85B1BA 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 #85B1BA?

The RGB value is 133, 177, 186: 133 red, 177 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #85B1BA?

The complementary color is #BA8E85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #85B1BA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#85B1BA color

#85B1BA rgb(133, 177, 186)

Shades of teal

The hex color #85B1BA is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 69.4% green and 72.9% blue (133, 177, 186).

Its hue angle is 190°, 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 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9:1).

#85B1BA color codes

HEX	`#85B1BA`
RGB	`rgb(133, 177, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 69.4%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(190, 28%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(190, 28%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 5%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.45, -12.5, -9.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.45, 15.62, 216.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.255, 39.974, 52.356)`
Decimal	`8761786`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #85B1BA, 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 #85B1BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#85B1BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9:1	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 #85B1BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #85b1ba; }
.text { color: #85b1ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #85b1ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 177 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #85b1ba, #8596ba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #85B1BA?: #85B1BA 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 #85B1BA?: The RGB value is 133, 177, 186: 133 red, 177 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #85B1BA?: The complementary color is #BA8E85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #85B1BA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.