#85C2B2Seaborn (#85C2B2) is a light, muted blue-green with an OKLCH hue of 176°, lightness 0.77 and chroma 0.067. It sits on the cool side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #85C2B2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(133, 194, 178) |
| HSL | hsl(164, 33%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(164, 31%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(31%, 0%, 8%, 24%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(74.1 -23.1 1.8) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.768 0.067 176) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Seaborn shifts subtly: drifts toward green; in north-facing or shaded light it shifts subtly: leans toward sky blue. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 2), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#91bda6 — ΔE 2.0, shifts subtly: drifts toward green#8dc3ae — ΔE 1.1, shifts subtly: leans toward green#85c2b2 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#84c3b5 — ΔE 0.4, shifts subtly: leans toward sky blueTest Seaborn in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 2.03:1 and against black 10.36:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#cbfff0 · #9ed7c8 · #85c2b2 · #54897b · #346358 · #154037
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#ade5ee · #93d5d2 · #85c2b2 · #7aaf92 · #779976 · #72845e
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#85c2b2 · #7d9aa7 · #4b8375 · #23627b · #12493e · #0c2a36
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#c8dcd6 · #85c2b2 · #b57d91 · #395a51 · #1e3b34 · #0c1e1a
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f8eff2 · #85c2b2 · #8f9b97 · #5f595b · #1c2825 · #020101
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#e1f8f1 · #85c2b2 · #234b41 · #002d24 · #000805 · #e55093
The same quiet ground carrying one bright gold voice — the high-energy pairing a cool or muted anchor cannot reach through its own temperature.
#e1f8f1 · #85c2b2 · #234b41 · #002d24 · #000805 · #f0bb4d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#dae1bc · #85c2b2 · #c65f7c · #4f6e4a · #422e49 · #1d061e
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#ffecf2 · #85c2b2 · #ac8bac · #804a45 · #351936 · #050000
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#f3efff · #85c2b2 · #9b90b9 · #7b502f · #3c1c01 · #010006
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#ecf2ff · #85c2b2 · #8697be · #7d495c · #312300 · #040001
#96CBBD · #A7D4C8 · #B7DED3 · #C8E7DE · #D8F0E9
#699F91 · #4D7E72 · #335F54 · #1A4138 · #02251E
#90BFB2 · #9BBCB3 · #A4B9B3
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.