What color is #85D0E8?

#85D0E8 is a light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Sky Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #85D0E8?

The RGB value is 133, 208, 232: 133 red, 208 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #85D0E8?

The complementary color is #E89D85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #85D0E8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.18:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#85D0E8 color

#85D0E8 rgb(133, 208, 232)

Shades of teal

The hex color #85D0E8 is a light, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 81.6% green and 91% blue (133, 208, 232).

Its hue angle is 195°, with 68% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87CEEB), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.18:1).

#85D0E8 color codes

HEX	`#85D0E8`
RGB	`rgb(133, 208, 232)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 81.6%, 91%)`
HSL	`hsl(195, 68%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(195, 43%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 10%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.57, -17.14, -19.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.57, 25.69, 228.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.789, 55.921, 84.657)`
Decimal	`8769768`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #85D0E8, 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 #85D0E8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#85D0E8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.18:1	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 #85D0E8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #85d0e8; }
.text { color: #85d0e8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #85d0e8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 208 232 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #85d0e8, #859fe8); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #85D0E8?: #85D0E8 is a light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Sky Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #85D0E8?: The RGB value is 133, 208, 232: 133 red, 208 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #85D0E8?: The complementary color is #E89D85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #85D0E8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.18:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.