Information about #85A6AE color

#85A6AE color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#85A6AE falls into the Cyan Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(133, 166, 174) — 52.2% red, 65.1% green, 68.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 16 / 3 / 0 / 32. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#85A6AE is a calm, restrained water-like cyan that floats near the light end of the scale. In practice it works well for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Bluegrey (#85A3B2). Nearby in the Register you will also find Ziggurat (#81A6AA) and Bluey Grey (#89A0B0).

In RGB terms — rgb(133, 166, 174) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 8.1:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.6:1. No one has named #85A6AE so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#85A6AE color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#85A6AE color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#85A6AE color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#618992

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#49666E

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Black

#000000

#85A6AE color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#85A6AE color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#85A6AE 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
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#AD8D85
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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
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#ADA185
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#AD8591
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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
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#85ADA1
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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
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#AD85A5
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#A5AD85
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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#8D85AD
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#A185AD
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#AD8D85
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#91AD85
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Nearest named colors to #85A6AE

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

Bluegrey color link
Bluegrey

#85A3B2

Ziggurat color link
Ziggurat

#81A6AA

Bluey Grey color link
Bluey Grey

#89A0B0

Grayish Cyan color link
Grayish Cyan

#7DA8A8

Aqua Blue color link
Aqua Blue

#86ABA5

Pewter Blue color link
Pewter Blue

#8BA8B7

Bali Hai color link
Bali Hai

#849CA9

Cascade color link
Cascade

#8BA9A5

Cadet Grey color link
Cadet Grey

#91A3B0

Grayish Cerulean color link
Grayish Cerulean

#7D9EA8

Ashley Blue color link
Ashley Blue

#8699AB

Cold Front Green color link
Cold Front Green

#85B3B2

#85A6AE color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#85A6AE
  • RGB133, 166, 174
  • CMYK16, 3, 0, 32
  • CSSrgb(133, 166, 174)
  • HSL192°, 20%, 60%
  • HSL Precise191.707°, 20.197%, 60.196%
  • HSV192°, 24%, 68%
  • HSB192°, 24%, 68%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.522
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.651
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.682
  • GLSLvec3(0.522, 0.651, 0.682)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.522, 0.651, 0.682, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.522, 0.651, 0.682)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB52.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB65.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB68.2%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID85A6AE
  • DECIMAL ID8758958
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers21 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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