#85C8BD
Powder Blue · light cool teal
About #85C8BD
With the hex code #85C8BD, this is a light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 52% red, 78% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 22% black. It reads as a cool colour.
If you had to name it, it is somewhere between Powder Blue and Light Blue — a ΔE of 15.4 — followed by Light Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C88590, a old rose shade.
In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.99:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #85C8BD?
With the hex code #85C8BD, this is a light teal with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 52% red, 78% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 22% black. It reads as a cool colour.
›What text colour should I use on #85C8BD?
Use black text. Black on #85C8BD has a contrast ratio of 10.99:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #85C8BD?
Its complementary colour is #C88590, and analogous partners are #85C89B and #85B2C8.