Information about #85B9B6 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #85B9B6 belongs to the Cyan Color Family, featuring Mild Saturation and Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(133, 185, 182) — 52.2% red, 72.5% green, 71.4% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 20 / 0 / 1 / 27. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#85B9B6 is a softly balanced cyan that appears airy and pastel-like. It is a natural fit for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Cold Front Green (#85B3B2). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Neptune (#7CB7BB) and Moby (#8EB2BE).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(133, 185, 182)), which gives #85B9B6 its character. If you plan to put text on a #85B9B6 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 9.6:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.2:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#85B9B6 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#85B9B6 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#85B9B6 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#85B9B6 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#85B9B6 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#85B9B6 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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#84B89B
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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#B684B8
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#B8B684
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#A1B884
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Nearest named colors to #85B9B6

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Cold Front Green color link
Cold Front Green

#85B3B2

Neptune color link
Neptune

#7CB7BB

Moby color link
Moby

#8EB2BE

Metallic Glacier color link
Metallic Glacier

#89B1C2

Monte Carlo color link
Monte Carlo

#7AC5B4

Kumutoto color link
Kumutoto

#78AFB2

Glacier color link
Glacier

#78B1BF

Pewter Blue color link
Pewter Blue

#8BA8B7

Botticelli color link
Botticelli

#92ACB4

Pale Teal color link
Pale Teal

#82CBB2

Unwind color link
Unwind

#98B7AF

Nepal color link
Nepal

#93AAB9

#85B9B6 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#85B9B6
  • RGB133, 185, 182
  • CMYK20, 0, 1, 27
  • CSSrgb(133, 185, 182)
  • HSL177°, 27%, 62%
  • HSL Precise176.538°, 27.083%, 62.353%
  • HSV177°, 28%, 73%
  • HSB177°, 28%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.522
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.725
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.714
  • GLSLvec3(0.522, 0.725, 0.714)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.522, 0.725, 0.714, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.522, 0.725, 0.714)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB52.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB72.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB71.4%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID85B9B6
  • DECIMAL ID8763830
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers14 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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