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#85BBBD Misty Cold Sea

#85BBBD is a light, muted turquoise named Misty Cold Sea. In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 73.3% green and 74.1% blue (rgb(133, 187, 189)). Its HSL value is 182° hue, 30% saturation and 63% lightness, and in CMYK it is 30% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black. #85BBBD is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.84:1.

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Variations of #85BBBD

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

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

  • Dog vision 89% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #A9AEBD
  • Protanopia 88% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B4B6BD
  • Protanomaly 91% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A8B7BD
  • Deuteranopia 89% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #A9AEBD
  • Deuteranomaly 93% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #A0B3BD
  • Tritanopia 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #71BFBB
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #7DBDBC
  • Achromatopsia 89% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B1B1B1
  • Achromatomaly 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A8B4B4

#85BBBD contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.13:1 Very poor#85BBBD text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.84:1 Very good#85BBBD text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#85BBBD in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(133 187 189);
color: hsl(182 30% 63%);
color: oklch(0.755 0.056 198.9);

#85BBBD FAQ

What color is #85BBBD?

#85BBBD 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 #85BBBD?

#85BBBD is rgb(133, 187, 189) in RGB, hsl(182, 30%, 63%) in HSL and cmyk(30%, 1%, 0%, 26%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #85BBBD?

The complementary color of #85BBBD is #BD8785, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #85BBBD?

Black text has the best contrast on #85BBBD: 9.84:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #85BBBD a warm or cool color?

#85BBBD is a cool color.