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#85CCAE Color

#85CCAE is rgb(133, 204, 174) in RGB, hsl(155, 41%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(35%, 0%, 15%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pearl Aqua (#88D8C0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.74. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#85CCAE
HEX#85CCAE
RGBrgb(133, 204, 174)
HSLhsl(155, 41%, 66%)
HSVhsv(155, 35%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(35%, 0%, 15%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(79% 0.084 165.9)
LABlab(76.72% -28.20 7.60)
LCHlch(76.72% 29.21 164.93)

What #85CCAE Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #85CCAE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 5.74Turquoise Green#A0D6B4ΔE 7.44Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 8.08Zeal#91E0B7ΔE 8.76Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 9.62Middle Blue Green#8DD9CCΔE 10.32

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#85CCAE Channel Values

How #85CCAE breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 133 · G 204 · B 1748-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 155° · S 41% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 155° · S 35% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 35% · M 0% · Y 15% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.87:1 vs white · 11.25:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #85CCAE background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.87:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.25:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #85CCAE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #85CCAE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #85CCAE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#85CCAE
Complementary
#CC85A2
Analogous
#85CC8B
Analogous
#85C6CC
Triadic
#AE85CC
Triadic
#CCAE85
Split comp.
#CC85C6
Split comp.
#CC8B85

Tints & Shades of #85CCAE

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#97D3BA
#A5D9C4
#B7E1CF
#C5E7D9
#D7EEE5
#E6F4EE

Shades

#64BE99
#48AD83
#3B8C6A
#2F6F54
#214F3C
#142F23

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #85CCAE.

How #85CCAE Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#85CCAE
Protanopia#C2C2AE
Protanomaly#ADC6AE
Deuteranopia#B8B8B0
Deuteranomaly#A6C1AF
Tritanopia#8BC9C9
Tritanomaly#89CABE
Achromatopsia#BEBEBE

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #85CCAE in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-85ccae: #85CCAE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #85CCAE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-85ccae': '#85CCAE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.522, green: 0.800, blue: 0.682)
Android XML<color name="color_85ccae">#85CCAE</color>
SVG fillfill="#85CCAE"

More Green Colors

#85CCAE sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#85CCAE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #85CCAE?

#85CCAE is a light green — rgb(133, 204, 174) in RGB and hsl(155, 41%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pearl Aqua (#88D8C0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.74.

What is the RGB value of #85CCAE?

#85CCAE is rgb(133, 204, 174) — red 133, green 204, and blue 174 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #85CCAE?

#85CCAE converts to approximately cmyk(35%, 0%, 15%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #85CCAE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #85CCAE scores 1.87:1 against white and 11.25:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #85CCAE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #85CCAE is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is mediumaquamarine (#66CDAA) at a CIE76 distance of 9.62, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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