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#85EACE Color

#85EACE is rgb(133, 234, 206) in RGB, hsl(163, 71%, 72%) in HSL, and about cmyk(43%, 0%, 12%, 8%) 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 8.14. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#85EACE
HEX#85EACE
RGBrgb(133, 234, 206)
HSLhsl(163, 71%, 72%)
HSVhsv(163, 43%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(43%, 0%, 12%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(86.7% 0.104 173.9)
LABlab(85.98% -35.88 3.93)
LCHlch(85.98% 36.09 173.76)

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

Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 8.14Seafoam#93E9BEΔE 8.64Zeal#91E0B7ΔE 9.49Magic Mint#AAF0D1ΔE 9.87Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 11.29Middle Blue Green#8DD9CCΔE 11.54

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

#85EACE Channel Values

How #85EACE 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 234 · B 2068-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 163° · S 71% · L 72%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 163° · S 43% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 43% · M 0% · Y 12% · K 8%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.43:1 vs white · 14.66:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #85EACE 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 text1.43:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.66:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #85EACE

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

Base
#85EACE
Complementary
#EA85A2
Analogous
#85EA9B
Analogous
#85D4EA
Triadic
#CE85EA
Triadic
#EACE85
Split comp.
#EA85D4
Split comp.
#EA9B85

Tints & Shades of #85EACE

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

#96EDD5
#A3EFDA
#B5F2E1
#C6F5E8
#D8F8EF
#E5FBF4

Shades

#59E3BC
#32DCAC
#20BC8F
#18906E
#11644D
#0A3D2F

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

How #85EACE 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#85EACE
Protanopia#DDDDCE
Protanomaly#C0E2CE
Deuteranopia#D0D0D0
Deuteranomaly#B7DBCF
Tritanopia#8CE7E7
Tritanomaly#89E8DD
Achromatopsia#D7D7D7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #85EACE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-85eace: #85EACE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #85EACE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-85eace': '#85EACE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.522, green: 0.918, blue: 0.808)
Android XML<color name="color_85eace">#85EACE</color>
SVG fillfill="#85EACE"

More Green Colors

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

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#85EACE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #85EACE?

#85EACE is a light green — rgb(133, 234, 206) in RGB and hsl(163, 71%, 72%) 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 8.14.

What is the RGB value of #85EACE?

#85EACE is rgb(133, 234, 206) — red 133, green 234, and blue 206 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #85EACE?

#85EACE converts to approximately cmyk(43%, 0%, 12%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #85EACE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #85EACE scores 1.43:1 against white and 14.66:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #85EACE 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 11.29, which is visibly different.

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