Information about #85A09C color

#85A09C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #85A09C is classified in the Register under the Cyan Color Family, with Low Saturation and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(133, 160, 156) — 52.2% red, 62.7% green, 61.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 11 / 0 / 2 / 37. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A gently muted cyan, #85A09C carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Destiny (#889E9D). Slightly further away sit Submarine (#8C9C9C) and Metamorphis (#809D96).

In RGB terms — rgb(133, 160, 156) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 7.5:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.8:1. #85A09C has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#85A09C color variations

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#85A09C 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 #85A09C

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

Destiny color link
Destiny

#889E9D

Submarine color link
Submarine

#8C9C9C

Metamorphis color link
Metamorphis

#809D96

Quicksilver color link
Quicksilver

#889A97

Morning Blue color link
Morning Blue

#8DA399

Boulevard color link
Boulevard

#8EA5A0

Instinct color link
Instinct

#8C979D

Crescent color link
Crescent

#839596

Bounty color link
Bounty

#919FA0

Forcefield color link
Forcefield

#899694

Allusive color link
Allusive

#8B9695

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#85A09C
  • RGB133, 160, 156
  • CMYK11, 0, 2, 37
  • CSSrgb(133, 160, 156)
  • HSL171°, 12%, 57%
  • HSL Precise171.111°, 12.442%, 57.451%
  • HSV171°, 17%, 63%
  • HSB171°, 17%, 63%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.522
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.627
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.612
  • GLSLvec3(0.522, 0.627, 0.612)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.522, 0.627, 0.612, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.522, 0.627, 0.612)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB52.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB62.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB61.2%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID85A09C
  • DECIMAL ID8757404
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01