Information about #85C5BD color
Basic facts about this digital color
#85C5BD 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 just a few steps away from Pale Teal (#82CBB2). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Bermuda (#86D2C1) and Monte Carlo (#7AC5B4).
In RGB terms — rgb(133, 197, 189) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #85C5BD background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 10.7:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.0:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.
#85C5BD color variations
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#85C5BD color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#85C5BD color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#85C5BD color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#85C5BD color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#85C5BD 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #85C5BD color
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Nearest named colors to #85C5BD
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#82CBB2
#86D2C1
#7AC5B4
#78C7C7
#92C7C7
#7CB7BB
#77BFC7
#78D1B6
#88D8C0
#8CD7C5
#89B1C2
#8EB2BE
#85C5BD color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#85C5BD
- RGB133, 197, 189
- CMYK25, 0, 3, 23
- CSSrgb(133, 197, 189)
- HSL173°, 36%, 65%
- HSL Precise172.5°, 35.556%, 64.706%
- HSV173°, 32%, 77%
- HSB173°, 32%, 77%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.522
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.773
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.741
- GLSLvec3(0.522, 0.773, 0.741)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.522, 0.773, 0.741, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.522, 0.773, 0.741)
- Percentage of Red in RGB52.2%
- Percentage of Green in RGB77.3%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB74.1%
- Color FamilyCyan
- Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX ID85C5BD
- DECIMAL ID8766909
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers17 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
