What color is #85CEBB?

#85CEBB is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Bevelled Glass. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #85CEBB?

The RGB value is 133, 206, 187: 133 red, 206 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #85CEBB?

The complementary color is #CE8598, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #85CEBB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.54:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#85CEBB color

#85CEBB rgb(133, 206, 187)

Shades of green

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 80.8% green and 73.3% blue (133, 206, 187).

Its hue angle is 164°, with 43% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Bevelled Glass (#7ACCB8), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.54:1).

#85CEBB color codes

HEX	`#85CEBB`
RGB	`rgb(133, 206, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 80.8%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(164, 43%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(164, 35%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 9%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.71, -27.01, 2.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.71, 27.1, 175.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.711, 52.715, 55.034)`
Decimal	`8769211`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #85CEBB, 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 #85CEBB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#85CEBB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.54:1	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 #85CEBB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #85cebb; }
.text { color: #85cebb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #85cebb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 206 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #85cebb, #85bdce); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Aquamarine.

Questions

What color is #85CEBB?: #85CEBB is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Bevelled Glass. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #85CEBB?: The RGB value is 133, 206, 187: 133 red, 206 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #85CEBB?: The complementary color is #CE8598, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #85CEBB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.54:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.