Information about #85C4AD color

#85C4AD color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#85C4AD falls into the Spring Green Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(133, 196, 173) — 52.2% red, 76.9% green, 67.8% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 25 / 0 / 9 / 23. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A mildly saturated fresh green-cyan, #85C4AD has a delicate, washed-out lightness. 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 Pale Teal (#82CBB2). Slightly further away sit Monte Carlo (#7AC5B4) and Serenity (#8DBFA3).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(133, 196, 173)), which gives #85C4AD its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #85C4AD: 10.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.0:1 for white. No one has named #85C4AD so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#85C4AD color variations

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

#85C4AD color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#85C4AD color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#85C4AD color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#85C4AD 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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#85C4AD 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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#C587BD
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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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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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#BDC587
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Nearest named colors to #85C4AD

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

Pale Teal color link
Pale Teal

#82CBB2

Monte Carlo color link
Monte Carlo

#7AC5B4

Serenity color link
Serenity

#8DBFA3

Cold Front Green color link
Cold Front Green

#85B3B2

Seafoam Blue color link
Seafoam Blue

#78D1B6

Eton Blue color link
Eton Blue

#96C8A2

Neptune color link
Neptune

#7CB7BB

Unwind color link
Unwind

#98B7AF

Shadow Green color link
Shadow Green

#9AC0B6

Summer Green color link
Summer Green

#8FB69C

Sea Nymph color link
Sea Nymph

#8AAEA4

Bermuda color link
Bermuda

#86D2C1

#85C4AD color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#85C4AD
  • RGB133, 196, 173
  • CMYK25, 0, 9, 23
  • CSSrgb(133, 196, 173)
  • HSL158°, 35%, 65%
  • HSL Precise158.095°, 34.807%, 64.51%
  • HSV158°, 32%, 77%
  • HSB158°, 32%, 77%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.522
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.769
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.678
  • GLSLvec3(0.522, 0.769, 0.678)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.522, 0.769, 0.678, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.522, 0.769, 0.678)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB52.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB76.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB67.8%
  • Color FamilySpring Green
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID85C4AD
  • DECIMAL ID8766637
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers28 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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