What color is #85D2BF?

#85D2BF is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Bevelled Glass. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #85D2BF?

The RGB value is 133, 210, 191: 133 red, 210 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #85D2BF?

The complementary color is #D28598, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #85D2BF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.97:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#85D2BF color

#85D2BF rgb(133, 210, 191)

Shades of teal

The hex color #85D2BF is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 82.4% green and 74.9% blue (133, 210, 191).

Its hue angle is 165°, with 46% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Bevelled Glass (#7ACCB8), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.97:1).

#85D2BF color codes

HEX	`#85D2BF`
RGB	`rgb(133, 210, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 82.4%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(165, 46%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(165, 37%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 0%, 9%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.95, -28.06, 1.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.95, 28.12, 176.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.12, 54.839, 57.646)`
Decimal	`8770239`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #85D2BF, 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 #85D2BF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#85D2BF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.97:1	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 #85D2BF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #85d2bf; }
.text { color: #85d2bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #85d2bf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 210 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #85d2bf, #85bfd2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Aquamarine.

Questions

What color is #85D2BF?: #85D2BF is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Bevelled Glass. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #85D2BF?: The RGB value is 133, 210, 191: 133 red, 210 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #85D2BF?: The complementary color is #D28598, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #85D2BF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.97:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.