#85C8BC#85C8BC
#85C8BC is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.499; OKLCH L 78.4% C 0.070 H 181.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #85C8BC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(133, 200, 188) |
| HSL | hsl(169, 38%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(169, 34%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(33.5%, 0%, 6%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.02, -23.83, -0.74) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.02, 23.84, 181.79°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.45% -0.0702 -0.0024) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.45% 0.07 181.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.4010, 49.9236, 55.1273) |
| Luminance | 0.4993 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Pale Teal
#82CBB2
ΔE00 4.57
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 5.72
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 7.28
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 8.12
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 9.03
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 9.21
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#85C8BC #C88591
analogous
#85C89A #85C8BC #85B2C8
triadic
#85C8BC #BC85C8 #C8BC85
tetradic
#85C8BC #9A85C8 #C88591 #B2C885
square
#85C8BC #9A85C8 #C88591 #B2C885
split-complementary
#85C8BC #C885B2 #C89A85
monochromatic
#419183 #5BB5A5 #85C8BC #AFDBD3 #D9EEEA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.91
#85C8BC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.99
#85C8BC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #85C8BC
10.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##85C8BC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##85C8BC | 1.00 | 1.91 | 10.99 | 10.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.91 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C2C1BC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B6B8BD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#6FCAC4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BBBBBB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #85c8bc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 200, 188); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.4% 0.070 181.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#abd9d0',
500: '#85c8bc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #85c8bc; $custom-light: #abd9d0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#85c8bc",
"rgb": {
"r": 133,
"g": 200,
"b": 188
},
"hsl": {
"h": 169.254,
"s": 37.853,
"l": 65.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78448,
"c": 0.07023,
"h": 181.9
},
"luminance": 0.49926
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#85C8BC
secondary
#E0C9CD
accent
#354BB1
background
#FAFDFC
surface
#F4FAF9
border
#CED3D2
text
#101414
muted
#7F8382