Close to Electric Blue
#85FEED
#85FEED is a light, vivid teal, close to the color Electric Blue. In RGB it’s made of 52.2% red, 99.6% green, and 92.9% blue. Its hue is 172°, with 98% saturation and 76% 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 #85FEED.
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.
White text on this color
1.21:1 FailBlack text on this color
17.40:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.21:1 FailThis color as text on black
17.40:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #85FEED as they’d see it.
#85FEED 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 #85FEED
What color is #85FEED?
#85FEED is a light, vivid teal, close to the color Electric Blue. In RGB it’s made of 52.2% red, 99.6% green, and 92.9% blue. Its hue is 172°, with 98% saturation and 76% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #85FEED in RGB?
#85FEED is rgb(133, 254, 237): 133 red, 254 green, and 237 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #85FEED in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(48, 0, 7, 0). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #85FEED?
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 #85FEED?
Its complement #FFE3E5 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.