Information about #85B7AF color

#85B7AF color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#85B7AF falls into the Cyan Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(133, 183, 175) — 52.2% red, 71.8% green, 68.6% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 20 / 0 / 3 / 28. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A softly balanced cyan, #85B7AF floats near the light end of the scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Cold Front Green (#85B3B2). Nearby in the Register you will also find Neptune (#7CB7BB) and Sea Nymph (#8AAEA4).

In RGB terms — rgb(133, 183, 175) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 9.4:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.2:1. No one has named #85B7AF so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#85B7AF color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#85B7AF color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #85B7AF

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Neptune color link
Neptune

#7CB7BB

Sea Nymph color link
Sea Nymph

#8AAEA4

Kumutoto color link
Kumutoto

#78AFB2

Aqua Blue color link
Aqua Blue

#86ABA5

Serenity color link
Serenity

#8DBFA3

Botticelli color link
Botticelli

#92ACB4

Pewter Blue color link
Pewter Blue

#8BA8B7

Ziggurat color link
Ziggurat

#81A6AA

Moby color link
Moby

#8EB2BE

Cascade color link
Cascade

#8BA9A5

Grayish Cyan color link
Grayish Cyan

#7DA8A8

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#85B7AF
  • RGB133, 183, 175
  • CMYK20, 0, 3, 28
  • CSSrgb(133, 183, 175)
  • HSL170°, 26%, 62%
  • HSL Precise170.4°, 25.773%, 61.961%
  • HSV170°, 27%, 72%
  • HSB170°, 27%, 72%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.522
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.718
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.686
  • GLSLvec3(0.522, 0.718, 0.686)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.522, 0.718, 0.686, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.522, 0.718, 0.686)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB52.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB71.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB68.6%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID85B7AF
  • DECIMAL ID8763311
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01