What color is #85B9B9?

#85B9B9 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Riverbed. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #85B9B9?

The RGB value is 133, 185, 185: 133 red, 185 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #85B9B9?

The complementary color is #B98585, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #85B9B9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.64:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#85B9B9 color

#85B9B9 rgb(133, 185, 185)

Shades of teal

The hex color #85B9B9 is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 72.5% green and 72.5% blue (133, 185, 185).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 27% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Riverbed (#86BEBE), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.64:1).

#85B9B9 color codes

HEX	`#85B9B9`
RGB	`rgb(133, 185, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 72.5%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 27%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 28%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.68, -16.92, -5.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.68, 17.79, 198)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.776, 43.185, 52.34)`
Decimal	`8763833`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #85B9B9, 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 #85B9B9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#85B9B9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.64:1	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 #85B9B9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #85b9b9; }
.text { color: #85b9b9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #85b9b9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 185 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #85b9b9, #859fb9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #85B9B9?: #85B9B9 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Riverbed. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #85B9B9?: The RGB value is 133, 185, 185: 133 red, 185 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #85B9B9?: The complementary color is #B98585, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #85B9B9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.64:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.