Palettes / Colors / #85FFDD

#85FFDD — Light Vivid Teal

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

#85FFDD 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 #FF85A7; it also sits naturally between #85FF9F and #85E4FF. 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 100% · Blue 87%

Cyan 48% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 13% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #85FFDD

.text { color: #85FFDD; }
.background { background-color: #85FFDD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #85FFDD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(133, 255, 221); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(163, 100%, 76%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #85FFDD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(133, 255, 221, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #85FFDD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(133, 255, 221, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #85FFDD

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FF85A7:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #85FFDD: #000000.

How #85FFDD 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 #85FFDD 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 #85FFDD?

#85FFDD is Light Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 133, 255, 221). Its closest standard named color is Aquamarine.

What is the RGB and HSL of #85FFDD?

#85FFDD is RGB 133, 255, 221 — HSL 163°, 100%, 76% — CMYK 48%, 0%, 13%, 0%.

What colors go with #85FFDD?

Its complement is #FF85A7; analogous partners are #85FF9F and #85E4FF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #85FFDD for text?

Black text on #85FFDD has a contrast ratio of 17.35:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.21:1.