Information about #85E0EA color

#85E0EA color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#85E0EA falls into the Cyan Color Family — High Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(133, 224, 234) — 52.2% red, 87.8% green, 91.8% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 40 / 4 / 0 / 8. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A strongly colored aqua cyan, #85E0EA 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 almost identical to Light Arctic Blue (#8BDCE7). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Medium Sky Blue (#80DAEB) and Palm Beach Sky (#7AE2F0).

The recipe behind #85E0EA is rgb(133, 224, 234), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #85E0EA: 13.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.5:1 for white. #85E0EA has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#85E0EA color variations

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

#85E0EA 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme

Square

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

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #85E0EA

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

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#85E0EA
  • RGB133, 224, 234
  • CMYK40, 4, 0, 8
  • CSSrgb(133, 224, 234)
  • HSL186°, 71%, 72%
  • HSL Precise185.941°, 70.629%, 71.961%
  • HSV186°, 43%, 92%
  • HSB186°, 43%, 92%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.522
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.878
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.918
  • GLSLvec3(0.522, 0.878, 0.918)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.522, 0.878, 0.918, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.522, 0.878, 0.918)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB52.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB87.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB91.8%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID85E0EA
  • DECIMAL ID8773866
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01