Palettes / Colors / #85FAED
#85FAED — Light Vivid Teal
#85FAED is a teal color we call Light Vivid 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 #85FAED 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.
#85FAED is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity and balance. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.
Its strongest partner is its complement #FA8592; it also sits naturally between #85FAB2 and #85CDFA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #85FAED |
|---|---|
| RGB | 133, 250, 237 |
| HSL | 173°, 92%, 75% |
| HSV | 173°, 47%, 98% |
| CMYK | 47%, 0%, 5%, 2% |
| XYZ | 59.14, 79.47, 92.34 |
| Yxy | 79.47, 0.2561, 0.3441 |
| CIE-Lab | 91.45, -36.27, -4.06 |
| Hunter Lab | 89.15, -33.34, -4.01 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 52% · Green 98% · Blue 93%
Cyan 47% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 5% · Key 2%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #85FAED
.text { color: #85FAED; }
.background { background-color: #85FAED; }
.border { border: 3px solid #85FAED; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(133, 250, 237); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(173, 92%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #85FAED; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(133, 250, 237, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #85FAED; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(133, 250, 237, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#85FAED">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#85FAED">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #FA8592:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.24:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 16.89:1 AAA |
Best text color on #85FAED: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #85FAED
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #85FAED: ·
How #85FAED 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 #85FAED rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #85FAED?
#85FAED is Light Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 133, 250, 237). Its closest standard named color is Aquamarine.
What is the RGB and HSL of #85FAED?
#85FAED is RGB 133, 250, 237 — HSL 173°, 92%, 75% — CMYK 47%, 0%, 5%, 2%.
What colors go with #85FAED?
Its complement is #FA8592; analogous partners are #85FAB2 and #85CDFA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #85FAED for text?
Black text on #85FAED has a contrast ratio of 16.89:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.24:1.