Palettes / Colors / #85BBCB

#85BBCB — Light Muted Teal

#85BBCB is a teal color we call Light Muted Teal, closest to the named color SkyBlue (#87CEEB). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: skyblue (#87CEEB) — not an exact match. CSS skyblue gives you #87CEEB, a different color; use #85BBCB when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#85BBCB is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity and balance. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #CB9686; it also sits naturally between #86CBB8 and #8698CB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 52% · Green 73% · Blue 80%

Cyan 34% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 0% · Key 20%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #85BBCB

.text { color: #85BBCB; }
.background { background-color: #85BBCB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #85BBCB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(133, 187, 203); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(194, 40%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #85BBCB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(133, 187, 203, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #85BBCB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(133, 187, 203, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#85BBCB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#85BBCB">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CB9686:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #85BBCB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #85BBCB

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #85BBCB looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #85BBCB rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #85BBCA  ·  #85BBCC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #85BBCB?

#85BBCB is Light Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 133, 187, 203). Its closest standard named color is SkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #85BBCB?

#85BBCB is RGB 133, 187, 203 — HSL 194°, 40%, 66% — CMYK 34%, 8%, 0%, 20%.

What colors go with #85BBCB?

Its complement is #CB9686; analogous partners are #86CBB8 and #8698CB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #85BBCB for text?

Black text on #85BBCB has a contrast ratio of 9.97:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.11:1.