#85FFFF Color

#85FFFF is rgb(133, 255, 255) in RGB, hsl(180, 100%, 76%) in HSL, and about cmyk(48%, 0%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Electric Blue (#7DF9FF), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.64. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#85FFFF

HEX#85FFFF

RGBrgb(133, 255, 255)

HSLhsl(180, 100%, 76%)

HSVhsv(180, 48%, 100%)

CMYKcmyk(48%, 0%, 0%, 0%)

OKLCHoklch(93% 0.11 195.4)

LABlab(93.00% -35.86 -11.20)

LCHlch(93.00% 37.57 197.35)

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

Electric Blue#7DF9FFΔE 3.64 Waterspout#A4F4F9ΔE 11.55 Celeste#B2FFFFΔE 12.06 Lotion Blue#15F2FDΔE 14.23 Fluorescent Blue#15F4EEΔE 15.12 Aqua#00FFFFΔE 15.45

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#85FFFF Channel Values

How #85FFFF 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 255 · B 255	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 180° · S 100% · L 76%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 180° · S 48% · V 100%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 48% · M 0% · Y 0% · K 0%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.18:1 vs white · 17.75:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #85FFFF 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 text1.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text17.75:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #85FFFF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #85FFFF; 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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Triadic

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Tints & Shades of #85FFFF

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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Shades

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How #85FFFF 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#85FFFF

Protanopia#F0F0FF

Protanomaly#CEF6FF

Deuteranopia#E0E0FF

Deuteranomaly#C2EDFF

Tritanopia#85FFFF

Tritanomaly#85FFFF

Achromatopsia#ECECEC

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Using #85FFFF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-85ffff: #85FFFF;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #85FFFF;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-85ffff': '#85FFFF' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.522, green: 1.000, blue: 1.000)

Android XML<color name="color_85ffff">#85FFFF</color>

SVG fillfill="#85FFFF"

More Teal Colors

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

87ceeb 82c3d9 87cfd9 81e4e4 89cff0 80daeb 8ae2ff 7ed4e6 8affff 7df9ff 8cb9ba 7afdff a4dded c2ffff dcf9f6 003838 007595 00a6f4 00ffff 104e64 1ca9c9 2a4646 3aa8c1 57ffff

#85FFFF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #85FFFF?

#85FFFF is a light teal — rgb(133, 255, 255) in RGB and hsl(180, 100%, 76%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Electric Blue (#7DF9FF), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.64.

What is the RGB value of #85FFFF?

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

What is the CMYK value of #85FFFF?

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

Should text on #85FFFF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #85FFFF scores 1.18:1 against white and 17.75:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #85FFFF 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 15.45, which is visibly different.

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