What color is #85DDE6?

#85DDE6 is a light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Paradisiacal Getaway. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #85DDE6?

The RGB value is 133, 221, 230: 133 red, 221 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #85DDE6?

The complementary color is #E68E85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #85DDE6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.48:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#85DDE6 color

#85DDE6 rgb(133, 221, 230)

Shades of teal

The hex color #85DDE6 is a light, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 86.7% green and 90.2% blue (133, 221, 230).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 66% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Paradisiacal Getaway (#8DDEE1), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.48:1).

#85DDE6 color codes

HEX	`#85DDE6`
RGB	`rgb(133, 221, 230)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 86.7%, 90.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 66%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 42%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 4%, 0%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.13, -24.18, -12.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.13, 27.32, 207.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.807, 62.409, 84.269)`
Decimal	`8773094`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #85DDE6, 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 #85DDE6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#85DDE6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.48:1	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 #85DDE6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #85dde6; }
.text { color: #85dde6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #85dde6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 221 230 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #85dde6, #85ade6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #85DDE6?: #85DDE6 is a light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Paradisiacal Getaway. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #85DDE6?: The RGB value is 133, 221, 230: 133 red, 221 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #85DDE6?: The complementary color is #E68E85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #85DDE6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.48:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.