Close to Electric Blue
#85FAEB
#85FAEB is a light, vivid teal, close to the color Electric Blue. In RGB it’s made of 52.2% red, 98% green, and 92.2% blue. Its hue is 172°, with 92% saturation and 75% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #85FAEB.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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1.24:1 FailThis color as text on black
16.87:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #85FAEB as they’d see it.
#85FAEB in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #85FAEB
What color is #85FAEB?
#85FAEB is a light, vivid teal, close to the color Electric Blue. In RGB it’s made of 52.2% red, 98% green, and 92.2% blue. Its hue is 172°, with 92% saturation and 75% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #85FAEB in RGB?
#85FAEB is rgb(133, 250, 235): 133 red, 250 green, and 235 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #85FAEB in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(47, 0, 6, 2). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #85FAEB?
PANTONE 3245 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #85FAEB?
Its complement #FEDFE1 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.