What color is #85BAB0?

#85BAB0 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Mintnight. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #85BAB0?

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

What is the complementary color of #85BAB0?

The complementary color is #BA858F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #85BAB0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.65:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#85BAB0 color

#85BAB0 rgb(133, 186, 176)

Shades of teal

The hex color #85BAB0 is a light, desaturated spring green.

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

Its hue angle is 169°, with 28% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Mintnight (#7CBBAE), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.65:1).

#85BAB0 color codes

HEX	`#85BAB0`
RGB	`rgb(133, 186, 176)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 72.9%, 69%)`
HSL	`hsl(169, 28%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(169, 28%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 5%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.72, -19.48, -0.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.72, 19.49, 181.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.066, 43.237, 47.564)`
Decimal	`8764080`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #85BAB0, 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 #85BAB0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#85BAB0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.65:1	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 #85BAB0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #85bab0; }
.text { color: #85bab0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #85bab0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 186 176 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #85bab0, #85aaba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #85BAB0?: #85BAB0 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Mintnight. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #85BAB0?: The RGB value is 133, 186, 176: 133 red, 186 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #85BAB0?: The complementary color is #BA858F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #85BAB0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.65:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.