Information about #85C0BC color

#85C0BC color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#85C0BC falls into the Cyan Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(133, 192, 188) — 52.2% red, 75.3% green, 73.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 23 / 0 / 2 / 25. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #85C0BC reads as a moderately toned water-like cyan and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Expect to see shades like this in airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Neptune (#7CB7BB). Slightly further away sit Monte Carlo (#7AC5B4) and Pale Teal (#82CBB2).

The recipe behind #85C0BC is rgb(133, 192, 188), with green as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 10.3:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.0:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #85C0BC is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#85C0BC color variations

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

#85C0BC color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#85C0BC color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#5AAAA5

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#42817D

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#2C5653

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#162B29

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Black

#000000

#85C0BC color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#80A9A6

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#7E8E8D

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Grey

#808080

#85C0BC 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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#85ACC0

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#85C0BC 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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#C1868A
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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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#C19F86
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#C186A7
#C186A7

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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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#86C19F
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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
#85C0BC
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#BD86C1
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#C1BD86
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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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#868AC1
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#C1868A
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#C1BD86
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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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#9F86C1
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#C1868A
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#A7C186
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Nearest named colors to #85C0BC

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

Neptune color link
Neptune

#7CB7BB

Monte Carlo color link
Monte Carlo

#7AC5B4

Pale Teal color link
Pale Teal

#82CBB2

Cold Front Green color link
Cold Front Green

#85B3B2

Metallic Glacier color link
Metallic Glacier

#89B1C2

Moby color link
Moby

#8EB2BE

Blue Hosta color link
Blue Hosta

#77BFC7

Northern Lights Blue color link
Northern Lights Blue

#78C7C7

Cyan Opaque color link
Cyan Opaque

#92C7C7

Bermuda color link
Bermuda

#86D2C1

Glacier color link
Glacier

#78B1BF

Shadow Green color link
Shadow Green

#9AC0B6

#85C0BC color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#85C0BC
  • RGB133, 192, 188
  • CMYK23, 0, 2, 25
  • CSSrgb(133, 192, 188)
  • HSL176°, 32%, 64%
  • HSL Precise175.932°, 31.892%, 63.725%
  • HSV176°, 31%, 75%
  • HSB176°, 31%, 75%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.522
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.753
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.737
  • GLSLvec3(0.522, 0.753, 0.737)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.522, 0.753, 0.737, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.522, 0.753, 0.737)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB52.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB75.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB73.7%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID85C0BC
  • DECIMAL ID8765628
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers35 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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