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Information about #85AEB6 color

#85AEB6 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #85AEB6 belongs to the Cyan Color Family, featuring Mild Saturation and Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(133, 174, 182) — 52.2% red, 68.2% green, 71.4% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 19 / 3 / 0 / 29. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #85AEB6 reads as a softly balanced water-like cyan and appears airy and pastel-like. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Cold Front Green (#85B3B2). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Pewter Blue (#8BA8B7) and Bluegrey (#85A3B2).

In RGB terms — rgb(133, 174, 182) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #85AEB6: 8.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.4:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #85AEB6 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#85AEB6 color variations

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

#85AEB6 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#85AEB6 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#85AEB6 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#85AEB6 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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#85AEB6 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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#B68E86
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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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#B6A686
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#B68696
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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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#86B6A6
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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
#85AEB6
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#B686AE
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#AEB686
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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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#8E86B6
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#B68E86
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#AEB686
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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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#A686B6
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#B68E86
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Nearest named colors to #85AEB6

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

Cold Front Green color link
Cold Front Green

#85B3B2

Pewter Blue color link
Pewter Blue

#8BA8B7

Bluegrey color link
Bluegrey

#85A3B2

Moby color link
Moby

#8EB2BE

Metallic Glacier color link
Metallic Glacier

#89B1C2

Botticelli color link
Botticelli

#92ACB4

Kumutoto color link
Kumutoto

#78AFB2

Neptune color link
Neptune

#7CB7BB

Nepal color link
Nepal

#93AAB9

Ziggurat color link
Ziggurat

#81A6AA

Bluey Grey color link
Bluey Grey

#89A0B0

Glacier color link
Glacier

#78B1BF

#85AEB6 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#85AEB6
  • RGB133, 174, 182
  • CMYK19, 3, 0, 29
  • CSSrgb(133, 174, 182)
  • HSL190°, 25%, 62%
  • HSL Precise189.796°, 25.128%, 61.765%
  • HSV190°, 27%, 71%
  • HSB190°, 27%, 71%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.522
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.682
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.714
  • GLSLvec3(0.522, 0.682, 0.714)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.522, 0.682, 0.714, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.522, 0.682, 0.714)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB52.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB68.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB71.4%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID85AEB6
  • DECIMAL ID8761014
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited5 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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