#85BDBE
Powder Blue · light cool teal
About #85BDBE
#85BDBE is a muted, light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 52% red, 74% green and 75% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 30% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Powder Blue (ΔE 13.8); Light Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BE8685 — a old rose tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #85BDBE for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.02:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #85BDBE
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #85BDBE?
#85BDBE is a muted, light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 52% red, 74% green and 75% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 30% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #85BDBE?
Use black text. Black on #85BDBE has a contrast ratio of 10.02:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #85BDBE?
Its complementary colour is #BE8685, and analogous partners are #85BEA3 and #85A0BE.