What color is #85CCC1?

#85CCC1 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Cyantific. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #85CCC1?

The RGB value is 133, 204, 193: 133 red, 204 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #85CCC1?

The complementary color is #CC8590, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #85CCC1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.4:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#85CCC1 color

#85CCC1 rgb(133, 204, 193)

Shades of teal

The hex color #85CCC1 is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 80% green and 75.7% blue (133, 204, 193).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 41% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Cyantific (#77C9C2), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.4:1).

#85CCC1 color codes

HEX	`#85CCC1`
RGB	`rgb(133, 204, 193)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 80%, 75.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 41%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 35%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 5%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.29, -24.68, -1.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.29, 24.73, 183.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.888, 52.02, 58.328)`
Decimal	`8768705`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #85CCC1, 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 #85CCC1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#85CCC1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.4:1	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 #85CCC1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #85ccc1; }
.text { color: #85ccc1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #85ccc1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 204 193 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #85ccc1, #85b4cc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #85CCC1?: #85CCC1 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Cyantific. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #85CCC1?: The RGB value is 133, 204, 193: 133 red, 204 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #85CCC1?: The complementary color is #CC8590, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #85CCC1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.4:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.