Venus Teal Color

#85a4a2

Venus Teal is pale, cool-toned shade of warm cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool red, cool yellow or cool magenta

Inverse Color #7a5b5d
Complementary Color #a48587
Color Shade: warm cyan (176.13° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 58.24% (better contrasting with white)
Venus Teal Color Sample
Venus Teal Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #85a4a2

If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Venus Teal Color. The Patina color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Polaris Blue (#6f8a8c) for more calm effect. Try Treasure Isle as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#a48587 is the best complementary color to Venus Teal. Cool red shades generally complement the warm cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #85a4a2 complementary color is Pharlap, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool green, warm cyan, and cool cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Granny Smith are #85a492 and #8596a4. Thus found on the left and right of #85a4a2 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Envy and Regent Gray colors as they work well with Venus Teal.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Venus Teal palette consists of #a49285 and #a48596 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a48587). Try Zorba and Mountbatten Pink colors in combination with #85a4a2, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #85a4a2 offers a combination of warm yellow and cool magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Venus Teal. Thus Tallow and Mamba giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Venus Teal contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pharlap, Amethyst Smoke, and Sage split by 90° on the color wheel. #85a4a2 square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, cool red and cool yellow shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Venus Teal tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#a48587) and two others. The Mamba is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Envy – 120° from the complementary Pharlap. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a285a4 and #87a485.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #85a4a2 is made of 29% red, 36% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Venus Teal has a hue angle of 176.13°, a saturation of 14.55% and a lightness of 58.24%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #85a4a2 is made of 12.15% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.78% yellow and 35.69% black ink.

HEX #85a4a2
RGB Decimal rgb(133,164,162)
RGB Percentage 29%, 36%, 35%
CMYK 12.15, 0, 0.78, 35.69
HSL hsl(176.13,14.55%,58.24%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(176.13,18.9%,64.31%)
CIE-LAB lab(65.0784,-11.0603,-2.5122)
XYZ xyz(29.4699,34.1461,39.22)
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