What color is #85BCB3?

#85BCB3 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 #85BCB3?

The RGB value is 133, 188, 179: 133 red, 188 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #85BCB3?

The complementary color is #BC858E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #85BCB3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.84:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#85BCB3 color

#85BCB3 rgb(133, 188, 179)

Shades of teal

The hex color #85BCB3 is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 73.7% green and 70.2% blue (133, 188, 179).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 29% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Mintnight (#7CBBAE), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.84:1).

#85BCB3 color codes

HEX	`#85BCB3`
RGB	`rgb(133, 188, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 73.7%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 29%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 29%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 5%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.37, -19.83, -1.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.37, 19.87, 183.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.79, 44.206, 49.286)`
Decimal	`8764595`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #85BCB3, 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 #85BCB3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#85BCB3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.84:1	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 #85BCB3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #85bcb3; }
.text { color: #85bcb3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #85bcb3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 188 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #85bcb3, #85aabc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #85BCB3?: #85BCB3 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 #85BCB3?: The RGB value is 133, 188, 179: 133 red, 188 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #85BCB3?: The complementary color is #BC858E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #85BCB3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.84:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.