#85C8CC
Closest named color: Light Cornflower Blue (#98C1D9). oklch(79% 0.068 200.6), rgb(133, 200, 204).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (11.13:1).
About this color
#85C8CC is a light, muted teal or cyan. In OKLCH its lightness is 79%, its chroma 0.068 and its hue 201°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Light Cornflower Blue (#98C1D9), ΔE 0.037 away. Black text reads best on it, at 11.13:1.
| Hue family | Teals and cyans |
| Lightness | light (79%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.068) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Light Cornflower Blue (#98C1D9) |
| Black text | 11.13:1 |
| White text | 1.88:1 |
Values
| HEX | #85C8CC |
| RGB | rgb(133, 200, 204) |
| HSL | hsl(183, 41%, 66%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79% 0.068 200.6) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #85C8CC | 1.88:1 | Fails | Lc -40.0 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| Black text on #85C8CC | 11.13:1 | AAA | Lc 68.1 | Content text, not long reading |
| #85C8CC text on white | 1.88:1 | Fails | Lc 35.7 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #85C8CC text on black | 11.13:1 | AAA | Lc -66.8 | Content text, not long reading |
Tints and shades
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 300.
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Step 50
50
#EFF7F8
oklch(97% 0.009 205.9)
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Step 100
100
#DCEEEF
oklch(93.6% 0.019 200.9)
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Step 200
200
#BDE1E3
oklch(88.5% 0.038 200.6)
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Step 300
300 (this color)
#85C8CC
oklch(79% 0.068 200.6)
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Step 400
400
#32B5BC
oklch(70.8% 0.109 200.4)
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Step 500
500
#009CA4
oklch(63% 0.107 201.2)
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Step 600
600
#00838A
oklch(55.5% 0.094 201.4)
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Step 700
700
#006E74
oklch(49% 0.083 201.4)
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Step 800
800
#005B5F
oklch(42.8% 0.073 200)
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Step 900
900
#004B4F
oklch(37.5% 0.064 200.9)
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Step 950
950
#002D2F
oklch(27% 0.046 199.4)
#85C8CC with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #BFC2CC | 0.070 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #B2B9CC | 0.064 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #69CDC9 | 0.029 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #BDBDBD | 0.068 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #85C8CC
#85C8CC
oklch(79% 0.068 200.6)
- #E3AAA8
#E3AAA8
oklch(79% 0.067 21)
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Split complementary
The two hues beside the complement (150° and 210°).
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #85C8CC, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Light Cornflower Blue #98C1D9 ΔE 0.037
- Pale Teal #82CBB2 ΔE 0.041
- Sky Blue #87CEEB ΔE 0.043
- Tiffany Blue #94D2BD ΔE 0.044
- Light Grey Blue #9DBCD4 ΔE 0.046
- Seafoam Blue #78D1B6 ΔE 0.049
- Medium Turquoise #48D1CC ΔE 0.050
- Cloudy Blue #ACC2D9 ΔE 0.054
Use #85C8CC in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.