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#85FFFF Glitter Shower

#85FFFF is a very light, moderately saturated turquoise named Glitter Shower. In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 100.0% green and 100.0% blue (rgb(133, 255, 255)). Its HSL value is 180° hue, 100% saturation and 76% lightness, and in CMYK it is 48% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. #85FFFF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 17.75:1.

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Variations of #85FFFF

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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#85FFFF color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

85FFFFFF8585
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Split complementary

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

85FFFFFF85C2FFC285
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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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#85FFFF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

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

  • Dog vision 79% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #DCE5FF
  • Protanopia 77% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #F1F5FF
  • Protanomaly 83% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #DBF6FF
  • Deuteranopia 79% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #DCE5FF
  • Deuteranomaly 85% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #C9EFFF
  • Tritanopia 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #38FFFF
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #6DFFFF
  • Achromatopsia 78% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #ECECEC
  • Achromatomaly 83% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #D8F1F1

#85FFFF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.18:1 Very poor#85FFFF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
17.75:1 Super#85FFFF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#85FFFF in CSS

/* Glitter Shower */
.color { color: #85FFFF; }
.background { background-color: #85FFFF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #85FFFF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(133 255 255);
color: hsl(180 100% 76%);
color: oklch(0.930 0.110 195.4);

#85FFFF FAQ

What color is #85FFFF?

#85FFFF is a very light, moderately saturated turquoise. Its closest named color is Glitter Shower. It belongs to the turquoise color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #85FFFF?

#85FFFF is rgb(133, 255, 255) in RGB, hsl(180, 100%, 76%) in HSL and cmyk(48%, 0%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #85FFFF?

The complementary color of #85FFFF is #FF8585, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #85FFFF?

Black text has the best contrast on #85FFFF: 17.75:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #85FFFF a warm or cool color?

#85FFFF is a cool color.