#85ECD8#85ECD8
#85ECD8 is a very light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.699; OKLCH L 87.5% C 0.101 H 179.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #85ECD8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(133, 236, 216) |
| HSL | hsl(168, 73%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(168, 44%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(43.6%, 0%, 8.5%, 7.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(86.96, -34.72, 0.34) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(86.96, 34.72, 179.44°) |
| OKLab | oklab(87.49% -0.1012 0.0003) |
| OKLCH | oklch(87.49% 0.101 179.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(52.0580, 69.9313, 75.7073) |
| Luminance | 0.6994 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Tiffany Blue
#7BF2DA
ΔE00 2.02
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 5.70
Light Aqua
#8CFFDB
ΔE00 5.82
Light Turquoise
#7EF4CC
ΔE00 5.86
Light Teal
#90E4C1
ΔE00 5.87
Pale Aqua
#B8FFEB
ΔE00 6.49
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#85ECD8 #EC8599
analogous
#85ECA5 #85ECD8 #85CCEC
triadic
#85ECD8 #D885EC #ECD885
tetradic
#85ECD8 #A585EC #EC8599 #CCEC85
square
#85ECD8 #A585EC #EC8599 #CCEC85
split-complementary
#85ECD8 #EC85CC #ECA585
monochromatic
#21D5B2 #50E4C7 #85ECD8 #BAF4E9 #E5FBF7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.40
#85ECD8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.99
#85ECD8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #85ECD8
14.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##85ECD8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##85ECD8 | 1.00 | 1.40 | 14.99 | 14.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.40 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E4E1D7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D3D5DA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#5CEFE6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#DADADA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #85ecd8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 236, 216); /* oklch */ color: oklch(87.5% 0.101 179.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#aef2e4',
500: '#85ecd8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #85ecd8; $custom-light: #aef2e4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#85ecd8",
"rgb": {
"r": 133,
"g": 236,
"b": 216
},
"hsl": {
"h": 168.35,
"s": 73.05,
"l": 72.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.87488,
"c": 0.10117,
"h": 179.8
},
"luminance": 0.69935
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#85ECD8
secondary
#C64F66
accent
#1037D5
background
#FDFFFE
surface
#F8FEFC
border
#D1D6D5
text
#111715
muted
#818584