Medium aquamarine

#85dcc2

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for medium aquamarine, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

This is Medium aquamarine, a strong teal at 162 degrees. A mid teal this balanced works for spa, travel and wellness. Pair it with warm oranges for a complementary lift, or with deep navy for depth.

Medium aquamarine color values

Every conversion for #85dcc2, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#85dcc2

RGB133, 220, 194

HSL162, 55%, 69%

HSV162, 40%, 86%

CMYK40%, 0%, 12%, 14%

Lab81.88, -32.17, 4.54

XYZ45.0, 60.07, 60.26

Decimal8772802

Web safe#99cccc

Pantone338 C

Shades of medium aquamarine

#6cd5b5 #53cea9 #3ac69c #32ae89 #2b9575 #247c62 #1c634e #154a3a #0e3126 #071813

Tints of medium aquamarine

#90dfc7 #9be2cd #a5e5d2 #b0e8d8 #bbecdd #c6efe2 #d1f2e8 #dcf5ed #e6f8f3 #f1fbf8

Colors that go with medium aquamarine

Complementary#dc859f Analogous#85dc97 Analogous#85cadc Triadic#c285dc Triadic#dcc285 Split complementary#dc85ca Split complementary#dc9785

Medium aquamarine in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 40, 0, 12, 14.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #85dcc2 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

40 0 12 14

Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

41 4 15 20

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Medium aquamarine in css

Copy #85dcc2 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #85dcc2; }
.text { color: #85dcc2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #85dcc2; }

How medium aquamarine looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Medium aquamarine and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #85dcc2 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #85dcc2 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Medium aquamarine on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #85dcc2 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around medium aquamarine? Pull matching colors from any photo with the color palette generator, or check a design for print with the rgb to cmyk converter.

Turn medium aquamarine into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #85dcc2 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Arches Signature stripes Gem Shingles

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from medium aquamarine, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

The figures for #85dcc2 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.