#85CEBF

Accessibility

AAA

11.58:1

Vs white / black

1.81:1 · 11.58:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#85cebf

RGB

rgb(133, 206, 191)

RGBA

rgba(133, 206, 191, 1)

HSL

hsl(168, 43%, 66%)

HSLA

hsla(168, 43%, 66%, 1)

HSV

hsv(168, 35%, 81%)

LAB

lab(77.81% -26.11 0.25)

LCH

lch(77.81% 26.11 179.45)

OKLAB

oklab(0.7991 -0.0764 0.0002)

OKLCH

oklch(0.7991 0.0764 179.85)

XYZ

xyz(41.14, 52.89, 57.32)

CMYK

cmyk(35%, 0%, 7%, 19%)

CSS

color: #85cebf;

CSS variable

--color-85cebf: #85cebf;

SCSS

$color-85cebf: #85cebf;

JavaScript

const color = "#85cebf";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#85cebf";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#85cebf" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#85cebf", "rgb": { "r": 133, "g": 206, "b": 191 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.7991 0.0764 179.85)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#85cebf-1: #85cebf;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

An arbitrary HEX is not an official Tailwind, Material, or Bootstrap color. Distance is CIEDE2000.

Nearest Tailwind color

teal-400

Very different · ΔE 7.56 · #2DD4BF

Nearest CSS named color

MediumAquaMarine

Very different · ΔE 7.01 · #66CDAA

Nearest Material color

teal-200

Noticeably different · ΔE 3.1 · #80CBC4

Nearest Bootstrap color

info

Very different · ΔE 18.27 · #0DCAF0

OKLCH

Perceptual 50–950 scale

Generated in OKLCH from this hex. Not an official Tailwind scale unless the hex itself is a Tailwind token.

50d5fff6 100c4f4e9 200aae2d5 3008dcdbf 40069b1a3 5004d9588 6003e7d71 7002f645b 800214d45 900133630 95001201b

Palette

Tints & shades

Full scale from light tints through the base color into deep shades

f5fbfa ebf7f4 e1f3ef d6efea ccebe4 c2e7df b8e2da aeded4 a4dacf 99d6ca 8fd2c4 85cebf 7abdaf 6fac9f 649b8f 59897f 4e786f 436760 375650 2c4540 213430 162220 0b1110

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

f5fbfa ebf7f4 e1f3ef d6efea ccebe4 c2e7df b8e2da aeded4 a4dacf 99d6ca 8fd2c4

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

7abdaf 6fac9f 649b8f 59897f 4e786f 436760 375650 2c4540 213430 162220 0b1110

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

85c7ba 84c1b5 84bbaf 83b4aa 83aea5 83a7a0 82a19a 829a95 819490 818d8b 808785

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#85CEBFStop 1 #CE8392Stop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#83CE99Stop 1 #85CEBFStop 2 #83B7CEStop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#85CEBFStop 1 #BF83CEStop 2 #CEBF83Stop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#85CEBFStop 1 #CE83B7Stop 2 #CE9983Stop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#1D4940Stop 1 #338070Stop 2 #49B6A0Stop 3 #7FCCBDStop 4 #B6E2D9Stop 5

Using this color

Where #85cebf works

#85CEBF (#85cebf) sits in the teal family at about 168° hue, 43% saturation, and 66% lightness. Contrast is 1.81:1 on white and 11.58:1 on black, so near-black labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: teal-400 (approximation unless the hex is an official scale stop).

Sensible jobs for this swatch

supporting UI accents
text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #85cebf as small body text on white — 1.81:1 misses WCAG AA (4.5:1). Pair it with a darker shade from the scale below, or check pairs in the contrast checker.

Family context: Balance, healing, and sophistication. Popular in wellness and modern dashboards. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the Teal range — always verify the pair for this exact hex in the contrast checker.

Similar & related colors

Nearby colors from the library by perceptual distance

Spectrum #81C5B5#81C5B5 Spectrum #80CBB5#80CBB5 Spectrum #7ED3C9#7ED3C9 Spectrum #7DD8C6#7DD8C6 Material Teal 200#80CBC4 Spectrum #65C8BA#65C8BA Spectrum #83CECB#83CECB Spectrum #60CDB5#60CDB5 Spectrum #79DCC2#79DCC2 Spectrum #96CFB4#96CFB4 Spectrum #68C0BA#68C0BA Spectrum #7CD0B0#7CD0B0