Palettes / Colors / #85CCCC

#85CCCC — Light Muted Teal

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

#85CCCC 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 #CC8585; it also sits naturally between #85CCA8 and #85A8CC. 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 80% · Blue 80%

Cyan 35% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 0% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #85CCCC

.text { color: #85CCCC; }
.background { background-color: #85CCCC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #85CCCC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(133, 204, 204); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(180, 41%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #85CCCC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(133, 204, 204, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #85CCCC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(133, 204, 204, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #85CCCC

Tints of #85CCCC

Tones of #85CCCC

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CC8585:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #85CCCC: #000000.

How #85CCCC 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 #85CCCC 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

← #85CCCB  ·  #85CCCD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #85CCCC?

#85CCCC is Light Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 133, 204, 204). Its closest standard named color is SkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #85CCCC?

#85CCCC is RGB 133, 204, 204 — HSL 180°, 41%, 66% — CMYK 35%, 0%, 0%, 20%.

What colors go with #85CCCC?

Its complement is #CC8585; analogous partners are #85CCA8 and #85A8CC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #85CCCC for text?

Black text on #85CCCC has a contrast ratio of 11.51:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.83:1.