Information about #85ADB7 color

#85ADB7 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #85ADB7 belongs to the Cyan Color Family, featuring Mild Saturation and Very Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(133, 173, 183) (52.2% red, 67.8% green, 71.8% blue), or CMYK 20 / 4 / 0 / 28 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A softly balanced water-like cyan, #85ADB7 appears airy and pastel-like. Expect to see shades like this in minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Pewter Blue (#8BA8B7). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Cold Front Green (#85B3B2) and Bluegrey (#85A3B2).

The recipe behind #85ADB7 is rgb(133, 173, 183), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #85ADB7: 8.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.4:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #85ADB7 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#85ADB7 color variations

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

#85ADB7 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#85ADB7 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#85ADB7 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#85ADB7 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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#85ADB7 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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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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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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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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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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#8F85B7
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#B78F85
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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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Nearest named colors to #85ADB7

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

Pewter Blue color link
Pewter Blue

#8BA8B7

Cold Front Green color link
Cold Front Green

#85B3B2

Bluegrey color link
Bluegrey

#85A3B2

Metallic Glacier color link
Metallic Glacier

#89B1C2

Moby color link
Moby

#8EB2BE

Botticelli color link
Botticelli

#92ACB4

Neptune color link
Neptune

#7CB7BB

Kumutoto color link
Kumutoto

#78AFB2

Nepal color link
Nepal

#93AAB9

Ziggurat color link
Ziggurat

#81A6AA

Bluey Grey color link
Bluey Grey

#89A0B0

Glacier color link
Glacier

#78B1BF

#85ADB7 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#85ADB7
  • RGB133, 173, 183
  • CMYK20, 4, 0, 28
  • CSSrgb(133, 173, 183)
  • HSL192°, 26%, 62%
  • HSL Precise192°, 25.773%, 61.961%
  • HSV192°, 27%, 72%
  • HSB192°, 27%, 72%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.522
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.678
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.718
  • GLSLvec3(0.522, 0.678, 0.718)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.522, 0.678, 0.718, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.522, 0.678, 0.718)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB52.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB67.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB71.8%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID85ADB7
  • DECIMAL ID8760759
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers26 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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