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#85FFFB Color

#85FFFB is rgb(133, 255, 251) in RGB, hsl(178, 100%, 76%) in HSL, and about cmyk(48%, 0%, 2%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Electric Blue (#7DF9FF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.45. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#85FFFB
HEX#85FFFB
RGBrgb(133, 255, 251)
HSLhsl(178, 100%, 76%)
HSVhsv(178, 48%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(48%, 0%, 2%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(92.8% 0.11 192.6)
LABlab(92.91% -36.62 -9.29)
LCHlch(92.91% 37.78 194.23)

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

Electric Blue#7DF9FFΔE 5.45Waterspout#A4F4F9ΔE 12.34Celeste#B2FFFFΔE 12.45Fluorescent Blue#15F4EEΔE 14.54Lotion Blue#15F2FDΔE 14.92Neon Cyan#00FEFCΔE 15.3

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

#85FFFB Channel Values

How #85FFFB 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 255 · B 2518-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 178° · S 100% · L 76%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 178° · S 48% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 48% · M 0% · Y 2% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.19:1 vs white · 17.69:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #85FFFB 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 text1.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text17.69:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #85FFFB

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

Base
#85FFFB
Complementary
#FF8589
Analogous
#85FFBE
Analogous
#85C6FF
Triadic
#FB85FF
Triadic
#FFFB85
Split comp.
#FF85C6
Split comp.
#FFBE85

Tints & Shades of #85FFFB

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

#94FFFB
#A3FFFC
#B3FFFC
#C7FFFD
#D6FFFE
#E5FFFE

Shades

#52FFF9
#1AFFF7
#00E6DE
#00B3AD
#00807B
#004745

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

How #85FFFB 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#85FFFB
Protanopia#F0F0FB
Protanomaly#CEF6FB
Deuteranopia#E0E0FD
Deuteranomaly#C2EDFC
Tritanopia#86FFFF
Tritanomaly#86FFFD
Achromatopsia#EBEBEB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #85FFFB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-85fffb: #85FFFB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #85FFFB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-85fffb': '#85FFFB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.522, green: 1.000, blue: 0.984)
Android XML<color name="color_85fffb">#85FFFB</color>
SVG fillfill="#85FFFB"

More Teal Colors

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

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#85FFFB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #85FFFB?

#85FFFB is a light teal — rgb(133, 255, 251) in RGB and hsl(178, 100%, 76%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Electric Blue (#7DF9FF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.45.

What is the RGB value of #85FFFB?

#85FFFB is rgb(133, 255, 251) — red 133, green 255, and blue 251 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #85FFFB?

#85FFFB converts to approximately cmyk(48%, 0%, 2%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #85FFFB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #85FFFB scores 1.19:1 against white and 17.69:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #85FFFB 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 aqua (#00FFFF) at a CIE76 distance of 15.31, which is visibly different.

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