Palettes / Colors / #85DBBE

#85DBBE — Light Muted Teal

#85DBBE is a teal color we call Light Muted Teal, closest to the named color Aquamarine (#7FFFD4). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: aquamarine (#7FFFD4) — not an exact match. CSS aquamarine gives you #7FFFD4, a different color; use #85DBBE 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.

#85DBBE 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 #DB85A2; it also sits naturally between #85DB93 and #85CCDB. 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 86% · Blue 75%

Cyan 39% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 13% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #85DBBE

.text { color: #85DBBE; }
.background { background-color: #85DBBE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #85DBBE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(133, 219, 190); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(160, 54%, 69%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #85DBBE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(133, 219, 190, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #85DBBE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(133, 219, 190, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DB85A2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #85DBBE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #85DBBE

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 #85DBBE 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 #85DBBE 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #85DBBE?

#85DBBE is Light Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 133, 219, 190). Its closest standard named color is Aquamarine.

What is the RGB and HSL of #85DBBE?

#85DBBE is RGB 133, 219, 190 — HSL 160°, 54%, 69% — CMYK 39%, 0%, 13%, 14%.

What colors go with #85DBBE?

Its complement is #DB85A2; analogous partners are #85DB93 and #85CCDB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #85DBBE for text?

Black text on #85DBBE has a contrast ratio of 12.87:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.63:1.