#85D5C3

Accessibility

AAA

12.3:1

Vs white / black

1.71:1 · 12.3:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#85d5c3

RGB

rgb(133, 213, 195)

RGBA

rgba(133, 213, 195, 1)

HSL

hsl(166, 49%, 68%)

HSLA

hsla(166, 49%, 68%, 1)

HSV

hsv(166, 38%, 84%)

LAB

lab(79.9% -28.61 1.16)

LCH

lch(79.9% 28.63 177.68)

OKLAB

oklab(0.8163 -0.0832 0.0026)

OKLCH

oklch(0.8163 0.0832 178.21)

XYZ

xyz(43.31, 56.51, 60.24)

CMYK

cmyk(38%, 0%, 8%, 16%)

CSS

color: #85d5c3;

CSS variable

--color-85d5c3: #85d5c3;

SCSS

$color-85d5c3: #85d5c3;

JavaScript

const color = "#85d5c3";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#85d5c3";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#85d5c3" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#85d5c3", "rgb": { "r": 133, "g": 213, "b": 195 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.8163 0.0832 178.21)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#85d5c3-1: #85d5c3;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

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

Nearest Tailwind color

teal-300

Very different · ΔE 6.62 · #5EEAD4

Nearest CSS named color

MediumAquaMarine

Very different · ΔE 6.37 · #66CDAA

Nearest Material color

teal-200

Noticeably different · ΔE 4.57 · #80CBC4

Nearest Bootstrap color

info

Very different · ΔE 19.37 · #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.

50d2fff5 100c1f5e8 200a6e3d4 30088cebe 40063b3a2 500469786 600397e70 7002a6559 8001c4d44 9000f372f 95000211b

Palette

Tints & shades

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

f5fcfa ebf8f5 e1f5f0 d6f1eb cceee6 c2eae1 b8e7dc aee3d7 a4e0d2 99dccd 8fd9c8 85d5c3 7ac3b3 6fb2a3 64a092 598e82 4e7c72 436b62 375951 2c4741 213531 162320 0b1210

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

f5fcfa ebf8f5 e1f5f0 d6f1eb cceee6 c2eae1 b8e7dc aee3d7 a4e0d2 99dccd 8fd9c8

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

7ac3b3 6fb2a3 64a092 598e82 4e7c72 436b62 375951 2c4741 213531 162320 0b1210

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

85cebd 84c7b8 84c0b2 83b9ad 83b2a7 83aba2 82a39c 829c96 819591 818e8b 808786

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#85D5C3Stop 1 #D58598Stop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#85D59BStop 1 #85D5C3Stop 2 #85C0D5Stop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#85D5C3Stop 1 #C385D5Stop 2 #D5C385Stop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#85D5C3Stop 1 #D585C0Stop 2 #D59B85Stop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#1A4C40Stop 1 #2E8571Stop 2 #41BEA1Stop 3 #7AD1BDStop 4 #B3E5D9Stop 5

Using this color

Where #85d5c3 works

#85D5C3 (#85d5c3) sits in the teal family at about 166° hue, 49% saturation, and 68% lightness. Contrast is 1.71:1 on white and 12.3:1 on black, so near-black labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: teal-300 (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 #85d5c3 as small body text on white — 1.71:1 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 #7DD8C6#7DD8C6 Spectrum #80CBB5#80CBB5 Spectrum #7ED3C9#7ED3C9 Spectrum #79DCC2#79DCC2 Spectrum #81C5B5#81C5B5 Material Teal 200#80CBC4 Spectrum #60CDB5#60CDB5 Spectrum #65C8BA#65C8BA Spectrum #7CD0B0#7CD0B0 Spectrum #78E8D5#78E8D5 Spectrum #5CDBCE#5CDBCE Spectrum #96CFB4#96CFB4