#85FAE6 Color

#85FAE6 is rgb(133, 250, 230) in RGB, hsl(170, 92%, 75%) in HSL, and about cmyk(47%, 0%, 8%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Aquamarine (#7FFFD4), visibly different at ΔE 12.26. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#85FAE6

HEX#85FAE6

RGBrgb(133, 250, 230)

HSLhsl(170, 92%, 75%)

HSVhsv(170, 47%, 98%)

CMYKcmyk(47%, 0%, 8%, 2%)

OKLCHoklch(91.1% 0.111 181.3)

LABlab(91.03% -38.38 -1.23)

LCHlch(91.03% 38.40 181.83)

What #85FAE6 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 #85FAE6, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Aquamarine#7FFFD4ΔE 12.26 Turquoise#40E0D0ΔE 12.61 Electric Blue#7DF9FFΔE 13.35 Magic Mint#AAF0D1ΔE 14.18 Pearl Aqua#88D8C0ΔE 14.38 Pale Robin Egg Blue#96DED1ΔE 14.95

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#85FAE6 Channel Values

How #85FAE6 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 133 · G 250 · B 230	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 170° · S 92% · L 75%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 170° · S 47% · V 98%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 47% · M 0% · Y 8% · K 2%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.25:1 vs white · 16.81:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #85FAE6 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 text1.25:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text16.81:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #85FAE6

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #85FAE6; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #85FAE6

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.

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How #85FAE6 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#85FAE6

Protanopia#EBEBE6

Protanomaly#CAF1E6

Deuteranopia#DCDCE9

Deuteranomaly#C0E9E8

Tritanopia#8AF8F8

Tritanomaly#88F9F1

Achromatopsia#E6E6E6

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Using #85FAE6 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-85fae6: #85FAE6;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #85FAE6;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-85fae6': '#85FAE6' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.522, green: 0.980, blue: 0.902)

Android XML<color name="color_85fae6">#85FAE6</color>

SVG fillfill="#85FAE6"

More Teal Colors

#85FAE6 sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

002424 f5ffff 002a38 f0ffff 002d2e eefbfb 003333 ecfeff 003542 ecf7f9 003838 ebffff 006466 009999 00ebeb 0d1616 192929 24fbff 36747d 50bfe6 73a9c2 8dd9cc aec6cf ccffff

#85FAE6 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #85FAE6?

#85FAE6 is a light teal — rgb(133, 250, 230) in RGB and hsl(170, 92%, 75%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Aquamarine (#7FFFD4), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 12.26.

What is the RGB value of #85FAE6?

#85FAE6 is rgb(133, 250, 230) — red 133, green 250, and blue 230 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #85FAE6?

#85FAE6 converts to approximately cmyk(47%, 0%, 8%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #85FAE6 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #85FAE6 scores 1.25:1 against white and 16.81:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #85FAE6 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #85FAE6 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 aquamarine (#7FFFD4) at a CIE76 distance of 12.26, which is visibly different.

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