#85E8EA#85E8EA
#85E8EA is a very light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.686; OKLCH L 87.1% C 0.093 H 197.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #85E8EA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(133, 232, 234) |
| HSL | hsl(181, 71%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(181, 43%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(43.2%, 0.9%, 0%, 8.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(86.32, -28.54, -10.06) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(86.32, 30.26, 199.42°) |
| OKLab | oklab(87.13% -0.0892 -0.0277) |
| OKLCH | oklch(87.13% 0.093 197.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(53.3750, 68.6361, 88.2614) |
| Luminance | 0.6864 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Robin'S Egg Blue
#98EFF9
ΔE00 4.10
Robin Egg Blue
#8AF1FE
ΔE00 4.38
Robin'S Egg
#6DEDFD
ΔE00 4.84
Paleturquoise
#AFEEEE
ΔE00 5.28
Light Cyan
#ACFFFC
ΔE00 5.84
Bright Light Blue
#26F7FD
ΔE00 6.33
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#85E8EA #EA8785
analogous
#85EABA #85E8EA #85B6EA
triadic
#85E8EA #EA85E8 #E8EA85
tetradic
#85E8EA #BA85EA #EA8785 #B6EA85
square
#85E8EA #BA85EA #EA8785 #B6EA85
split-complementary
#85E8EA #EA85B6 #EABA85
monochromatic
#24CDD1 #51DEE1 #85E8EA #B9F2F3 #E5FAFB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.43
#85E8EA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.73
#85E8EA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #85E8EA
14.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##85E8EA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##85E8EA | 1.00 | 1.43 | 14.73 | 14.73 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.43 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DCE0EA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CAD2EB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#53EEE8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D8D8D8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #85e8ea; /* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 232, 234); /* oklch */ color: oklch(87.1% 0.093 197.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#aeeff0',
500: '#85e8ea',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #85e8ea; $custom-light: #aeeff0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#85e8ea",
"rgb": {
"r": 133,
"g": 232,
"b": 234
},
"hsl": {
"h": 181.188,
"s": 70.629,
"l": 71.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.87134,
"c": 0.0934,
"h": 197.3
},
"luminance": 0.6864
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#85E8EA
secondary
#C45250
accent
#1713D3
background
#FDFFFF
surface
#F8FEFE
border
#D1D6D6
text
#111616
muted
#818585