What color is #85DDD9?

#85DDD9 is a light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Cold Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #85DDD9?

The RGB value is 133, 221, 217: 133 red, 221 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #85DDD9?

The complementary color is #DD8589, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #85DDD9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.34:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#85DDD9 color

#85DDD9 rgb(133, 221, 217)

Shades of teal

The hex color #85DDD9 is a light, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 86.7% green and 85.1% blue (133, 221, 217).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 56% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Cold Blue (#88DDDD), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.34:1).

#85DDD9 color codes

HEX	`#85DDD9`
RGB	`rgb(133, 221, 217)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 86.7%, 85.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 56%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 40%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 0%, 2%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.76, -27.37, -6.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.76, 28.1, 193.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.049, 61.706, 75.011)`
Decimal	`8773081`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #85DDD9, 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 #85DDD9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#85DDD9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.34:1	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 #85DDD9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #85ddd9; }
.text { color: #85ddd9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #85ddd9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 221 217 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #85ddd9, #85b5dd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #85DDD9?: #85DDD9 is a light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Cold Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #85DDD9?: The RGB value is 133, 221, 217: 133 red, 221 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #85DDD9?: The complementary color is #DD8589, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #85DDD9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.34:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.