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#85E5CB Color

#85E5CB is rgb(133, 229, 203) in RGB, hsl(164, 65%, 71%) in HSL, and about cmyk(42%, 0%, 11%, 10%) 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 5.96. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#85E5CB
HEX#85E5CB
RGBrgb(133, 229, 203)
HSLhsl(164, 65%, 71%)
HSVhsv(164, 42%, 90%)
CMYKcmyk(42%, 0%, 11%, 10%)
OKLCHoklch(85.5% 0.099 174.4)
LABlab(84.49% -34.28 3.36)
LCHlch(84.49% 34.45 174.40)

What #85E5CB 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 #85E5CB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 5.96Zeal#91E0B7ΔE 9.15Seafoam#93E9BEΔE 9.16Middle Blue Green#8DD9CCΔE 9.46Magic Mint#AAF0D1ΔE 9.51Pale Robin Egg Blue#96DED1ΔE 9.93

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

#85E5CB Channel Values

How #85E5CB 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 229 · B 2038-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 164° · S 65% · L 71%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 164° · S 42% · V 90%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 42% · M 0% · Y 11% · K 10%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.49:1 vs white · 14.07:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #85E5CB 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 text1.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #85E5CB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #85E5CB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #85E5CB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#85E5CB
Complementary
#E5859F
Analogous
#85E59B
Analogous
#85CFE5
Triadic
#CB85E5
Triadic
#E5CB85
Split comp.
#E585CF
Split comp.
#E59B85

Tints & Shades of #85E5CB

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

#96E9D3
#A7ECDA
#B7F0E1
#C4F3E6
#D5F6ED
#E6FAF4

Shades

#5BDCBA
#35D4AA
#25B18C
#1D8B6E
#15614C
#0C3B2F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #85E5CB.

How #85E5CB 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#85E5CB
Protanopia#D8D8CB
Protanomaly#BDDECB
Deuteranopia#CCCCCD
Deuteranomaly#B4D6CC
Tritanopia#8BE2E2
Tritanomaly#89E3D9
Achromatopsia#D3D3D3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #85E5CB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-85e5cb: #85E5CB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #85E5CB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-85e5cb': '#85E5CB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.522, green: 0.898, blue: 0.796)
Android XML<color name="color_85e5cb">#85E5CB</color>
SVG fillfill="#85E5CB"

More Green Colors

#85E5CB sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#85E5CB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #85E5CB?

#85E5CB is a light green — rgb(133, 229, 203) in RGB and hsl(164, 65%, 71%) 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 5.96.

What is the RGB value of #85E5CB?

#85E5CB is rgb(133, 229, 203) — red 133, green 229, and blue 203 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #85E5CB?

#85E5CB converts to approximately cmyk(42%, 0%, 11%, 10%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #85E5CB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #85E5CB scores 1.49:1 against white and 14.07:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #85E5CB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #85E5CB 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 10.58, which is visibly different.

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