Information about #85BCAB color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #85BCAB is classified in the Register under the Spring Green Color Family, with Mild Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(133, 188, 171) — 52.2% red, 73.7% green, 67.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 22 / 0 / 7 / 26. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A mildly saturated fresh green-cyan, #85BCAB floats near the light end of the scale. Expect to see shades like this in airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Cold Front Green (#85B3B2). Nearby in the Register you will also find Serenity (#8DBFA3) and Sea Nymph (#8AAEA4).

The recipe behind #85BCAB is rgb(133, 188, 171), with green as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 9.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.1:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#85BCAB color variations

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

#85BCAB color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#85BCAB color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#447C6A

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Black

#000000

#85BCAB color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#85BCAB 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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#85BCAB 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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#BC8F85
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#BC85B2
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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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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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#AB85BC
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#BCAB85
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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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#8597BC
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#BCAB85
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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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#8F85BC
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#BC8597
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#B2BC85
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Nearest named colors to #85BCAB

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

Serenity color link
Serenity

#8DBFA3

Sea Nymph color link
Sea Nymph

#8AAEA4

Monte Carlo color link
Monte Carlo

#7AC5B4

Pale Teal color link
Pale Teal

#82CBB2

Aqua Blue color link
Aqua Blue

#86ABA5

Summer Green color link
Summer Green

#8FB69C

Neptune color link
Neptune

#7CB7BB

Kumutoto color link
Kumutoto

#78AFB2

Gulf Stream color link
Gulf Stream

#74B2A8

Unwind color link
Unwind

#98B7AF

Cascade color link
Cascade

#8BA9A5

#85BCAB color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#85BCAB
  • RGB133, 188, 171
  • CMYK22, 0, 7, 26
  • CSSrgb(133, 188, 171)
  • HSL161°, 29%, 63%
  • HSL Precise161.455°, 29.101%, 62.941%
  • HSV161°, 29%, 74%
  • HSB161°, 29%, 74%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.522
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.737
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.671
  • GLSLvec3(0.522, 0.737, 0.671)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.522, 0.737, 0.671, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.522, 0.737, 0.671)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB52.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB73.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB67.1%
  • Color FamilySpring Green
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID85BCAB
  • DECIMAL ID8764587
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers22 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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