Information about #85C2C6 color

#85C2C6 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#85C2C6 falls into the Cyan Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(133, 194, 198) — 52.2% red, 76.1% green, 77.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 25 / 2 / 0 / 22. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #85C2C6 reads as a mildly saturated aqua cyan and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Northern Lights Blue (#78C7C7). Slightly further away sit Cyan Opaque (#92C7C7) and Blue Hosta (#77BFC7).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(133, 194, 198)), which gives #85C2C6 its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #85C2C6: 10.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.0:1 for white. No one has named #85C2C6 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#85C2C6 color variations

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

#85C2C6 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 #85C2C6

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

Cyan Opaque color link
Cyan Opaque

#92C7C7

Blue Hosta color link
Blue Hosta

#77BFC7

Aqua Splash color link
Aqua Splash

#85CED1

Bermuda color link
Bermuda

#86D2C1

Neptune color link
Neptune

#7CB7BB

tony blue color link
tony blue

#8CD1D1

Moby color link
Moby

#8EB2BE

Seagull color link
Seagull

#77B7D0

Onepoto color link
Onepoto

#81D3D1

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#85C2C6
  • RGB133, 194, 198
  • CMYK25, 2, 0, 22
  • CSSrgb(133, 194, 198)
  • HSL184°, 36%, 65%
  • HSL Precise183.692°, 36.313%, 64.902%
  • HSV184°, 33%, 78%
  • HSB184°, 33%, 78%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.522
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.761
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.776
  • GLSLvec3(0.522, 0.761, 0.776)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.522, 0.761, 0.776, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.522, 0.761, 0.776)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB52.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB76.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB77.6%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID85C2C6
  • DECIMAL ID8766150
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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