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#85B9BF Misty Cold Sea

#85B9BF is a light, muted turquoise named Misty Cold Sea. In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 72.5% green and 74.9% blue (rgb(133, 185, 191)). Its HSL value is 186° hue, 31% saturation and 64% lightness, and in CMYK it is 30% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black. #85B9BF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.69:1.

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Variations of #85B9BF

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#85B9BF color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#85B9BF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #85B9BF appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 90% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #A7ADBF
  • Protanopia 89% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B1B5BF
  • Protanomaly 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A6B5BF
  • Deuteranopia 90% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #A7ADBF
  • Deuteranomaly 93% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #9EB1BF
  • Tritanopia 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #71BDBB
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #7DBBBD
  • Achromatopsia 89% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B0B0B0
  • Achromatomaly 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A7B2B4

#85B9BF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.17:1 Very poor#85B9BF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.69:1 Very good#85B9BF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#85B9BF in CSS

/* Misty Cold Sea */
.color { color: #85B9BF; }
.background { background-color: #85B9BF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #85B9BF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(133 185 191);
color: hsl(186 31% 64%);
color: oklch(0.751 0.055 205.0);

#85B9BF FAQ

What color is #85B9BF?

#85B9BF is a light, muted turquoise. Its closest named color is Misty Cold Sea. It belongs to the turquoise color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #85B9BF?

#85B9BF is rgb(133, 185, 191) in RGB, hsl(186, 31%, 64%) in HSL and cmyk(30%, 3%, 0%, 25%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #85B9BF?

The complementary color of #85B9BF is #BF8B85, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #85B9BF?

Black text has the best contrast on #85B9BF: 9.69:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #85B9BF a warm or cool color?

#85B9BF is a cool color.