What color is #85EBE1?

#85EBE1 is a light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Turquoise Pearl. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #85EBE1?

The RGB value is 133, 235, 225: 133 red, 235 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #85EBE1?

The complementary color is #EB858F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #85EBE1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.97:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#85EBE1 color

#85EBE1 rgb(133, 235, 225)

Shades of teal

The hex color #85EBE1 is a light, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 92.2% green and 88.2% blue (133, 235, 225).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 72% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Turquoise Pearl (#89F5E3), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.97:1).

#85EBE1 color codes

HEX	`#85EBE1`
RGB	`rgb(133, 235, 225)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 92.2%, 88.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 72%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 43%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 0%, 4%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.92, -32.15, -4.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.92, 32.45, 187.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.966, 69.835, 81.908)`
Decimal	`8776673`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #85EBE1, 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 #85EBE1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#85EBE1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.97:1	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 #85EBE1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #85ebe1; }
.text { color: #85ebe1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #85ebe1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 235 225 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #85ebe1, #85c2eb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ice Blue.

Questions

What color is #85EBE1?: #85EBE1 is a light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Turquoise Pearl. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #85EBE1?: The RGB value is 133, 235, 225: 133 red, 235 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #85EBE1?: The complementary color is #EB858F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #85EBE1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.97:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.