What color is #85C7C8?

#85C7C8 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Cerulean Skies. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #85C7C8?

The RGB value is 133, 199, 200: 133 red, 199 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #85C7C8?

The complementary color is #C88685, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #85C7C8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#85C7C8 color

#85C7C8 rgb(133, 199, 200)

Shades of teal

The hex color #85C7C8 is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 78% green and 78.4% blue (133, 199, 200).

Its hue angle is 181°, with 38% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Cerulean Skies (#8CC6CB), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11:1).

#85C7C8 color codes

HEX	`#85C7C8`
RGB	`rgb(133, 199, 200)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 78%, 78.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(181, 38%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(181, 34%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.07, -20.55, -7.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.07, 21.76, 199.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.518, 50.001, 62.149)`
Decimal	`8767432`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #85C7C8, 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 #85C7C8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#85C7C8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11:1	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 #85C7C8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #85c7c8; }
.text { color: #85c7c8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #85c7c8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 199 200 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #85c7c8, #85a6c8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #85C7C8?: #85C7C8 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Cerulean Skies. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #85C7C8?: The RGB value is 133, 199, 200: 133 red, 199 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #85C7C8?: The complementary color is #C88685, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #85C7C8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.