#85B4BC Color

#85B4BC is rgb(133, 180, 188) in RGB and hsl(189, 29%, 63%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#85B4BC

HEX#85B4BC

RGBrgb(133, 180, 188)

HSLhsl(189, 29%, 63%)

HSVhsv(189, 29%, 74%)

OKLCHoklch(73.9% 0.051 209.1)

CMYKcmyk(29%, 4%, 0%, 26%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #85B4BC background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.27:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text9.25:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #85B4BC based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#85B4BC Complementary#BC8D85 Analogous#85BCA9 Analogous#8598BC Triadic#BC85B4 Triadic#B4BC85

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #85B4BC, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#96BEC5 #A6C8CE #B7D2D7 #C7DCE0 #D8E7E9 #E8F1F2

Shades

#6BA4AE #538D97 #45757D #35595F #264045 #162527

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