What color is #85BEB2?

#85BEB2 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 #85BEB2?

The RGB value is 133, 190, 178: 133 red, 190 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #85BEB2?

The complementary color is #BE8591, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #85BEB2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.01:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#85BEB2 color

#85BEB2 rgb(133, 190, 178)

Shades of teal

The hex color #85BEB2 is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 74.5% green and 69.8% blue (133, 190, 178).

Its hue angle is 167°, with 30% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Mintnight (#7CBBAE), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.01:1).

#85BEB2 color codes

HEX	`#85BEB2`
RGB	`rgb(133, 190, 178)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 74.5%, 69.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(167, 30%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(167, 30%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 6%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.91, -21.06, 0.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.91, 21.07, 179.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.12, 45.026, 48.899)`
Decimal	`8765106`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #85BEB2, 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 #85BEB2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#85BEB2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.01:1	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 #85BEB2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #85beb2; }
.text { color: #85beb2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #85beb2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 190 178 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #85beb2, #85aebe); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Aquamarine.

Questions

What color is #85BEB2?: #85BEB2 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 #85BEB2?: The RGB value is 133, 190, 178: 133 red, 190 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #85BEB2?: The complementary color is #BE8591, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #85BEB2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.01:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.