Palettes / Colors / #85FFEE

#85FFEE — Light Vivid Teal

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

#85FFEE 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 #FF8595; it also sits naturally between #85FFB1 and #85D2FF. 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 93%

Cyan 48% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 7% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #85FFEE

.text { color: #85FFEE; }
.background { background-color: #85FFEE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #85FFEE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(133, 255, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(172, 100%, 76%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #85FFEE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(133, 255, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #85FFEE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(133, 255, 238, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FF8595:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #85FFEE: #000000.

How #85FFEE 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 #85FFEE 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 #85FFEE?

#85FFEE is Light Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 133, 255, 238). Its closest standard named color is Aquamarine.

What is the RGB and HSL of #85FFEE?

#85FFEE is RGB 133, 255, 238 — HSL 172°, 100%, 76% — CMYK 48%, 0%, 7%, 0%.

What colors go with #85FFEE?

Its complement is #FF8595; analogous partners are #85FFB1 and #85D2FF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #85FFEE for text?

Black text on #85FFEE has a contrast ratio of 17.54:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.20:1.