Information about #85C1AE color

#85C1AE color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #85C1AE belongs to the Spring Green Color Family, featuring Mild Saturation and Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(133, 193, 174) — 52.2% red, 75.7% green, 68.2% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 24 / 0 / 7 / 24. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#85C1AE is a softly balanced spring green that appears airy and pastel-like. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Pale Teal (#82CBB2). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Monte Carlo (#7AC5B4) and Serenity (#8DBFA3).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(133, 193, 174)), which gives #85C1AE its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #85C1AE: 10.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.1:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #85C1AE is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#85C1AE color variations

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

#85C1AE color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#85C1AE color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#41826D

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#2B5649

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Black

#000000

#85C1AE color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#85C1AE 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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#85C1AE 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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#C19085
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#C185B6
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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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#85C190
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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
#85C1AE
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#AE85C1
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#C1AE85
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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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#8598C1
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#C18598
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#C1AE85
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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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#9085C1
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#C18598
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#B6C185
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Nearest named colors to #85C1AE

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

Pale Teal color link
Pale Teal

#82CBB2

Monte Carlo color link
Monte Carlo

#7AC5B4

Serenity color link
Serenity

#8DBFA3

Cold Front Green color link
Cold Front Green

#85B3B2

Neptune color link
Neptune

#7CB7BB

Unwind color link
Unwind

#98B7AF

Eton Blue color link
Eton Blue

#96C8A2

Sea Nymph color link
Sea Nymph

#8AAEA4

Seafoam Blue color link
Seafoam Blue

#78D1B6

Shadow Green color link
Shadow Green

#9AC0B6

Kumutoto color link
Kumutoto

#78AFB2

Summer Green color link
Summer Green

#8FB69C

#85C1AE color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#85C1AE
  • RGB133, 193, 174
  • CMYK24, 0, 7, 24
  • CSSrgb(133, 193, 174)
  • HSL161°, 33%, 64%
  • HSL Precise161°, 32.609%, 63.922%
  • HSV161°, 31%, 76%
  • HSB161°, 31%, 76%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.522
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.757
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.682
  • GLSLvec3(0.522, 0.757, 0.682)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.522, 0.757, 0.682, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.522, 0.757, 0.682)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB52.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB75.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB68.2%
  • Color FamilySpring Green
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID85C1AE
  • DECIMAL ID8765870
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers25 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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