What color is #85C2BE?

#85C2BE 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 #85C2BE?

The RGB value is 133, 194, 190: 133 red, 194 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #85C2BE?

The complementary color is #C28589, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #85C2BE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.46:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#85C2BE color

#85C2BE rgb(133, 194, 190)

Shades of teal

The hex color #85C2BE is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 76.1% green and 74.5% blue (133, 194, 190).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 33% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Riverbed (#86BEBE), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.46:1).

#85C2BE color codes

HEX	`#85C2BE`
RGB	`rgb(133, 194, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 76.1%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 33%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 31%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 2%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.37, -20.37, -4.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.37, 20.81, 191.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.256, 47.286, 55.816)`
Decimal	`8766142`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #85C2BE, 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 #85C2BE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#85C2BE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.46:1	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 #85C2BE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #85c2be; }
.text { color: #85c2be; }
.border { border: 2px solid #85c2be; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 194 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #85c2be, #85a7c2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #85C2BE?: #85C2BE 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 #85C2BE?: The RGB value is 133, 194, 190: 133 red, 194 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #85C2BE?: The complementary color is #C28589, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #85C2BE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.46:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.