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Recognised as Colour

#85A09C

  • #85A09C
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark grey

#85A09C is a cyan with RGB values 133, 160, 156 and HSL 171°, 12%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#85A09C#85A09C
HEX#85A09C
RGBrgb(133, 160, 156)
RGB (0–1)0.5216, 0.6275, 0.6118
RGB percentages52.2%, 62.7%, 61.2%
HSLhsl(171.1, 12.4%, 57.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(171.1, 16.9%, 62.7%)
CMYK16.9%, 0%, 2.5%, 37.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,757,404
CSS custom property--colour: #85A09C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32528WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness152 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.51:1
Contrast with white2.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A
Inverted#7A5F63

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9D9D9Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#98999Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.5 from the original
Tritanopia#7EA19Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.8:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 11.6Cadetblue · ΔE 11.7Gray · ΔE 14.5Light slate grey · ΔE 15Slate grey · ΔE 16.6Silver · ΔE 17.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 11.63, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#A08589
Analogous#85A08E, #8596A0
Triadic#9C85A0, #A09C85
Split complementary#A08597, #A08E85
Tetradic#8E85A0, #A08589, #96A085

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F8F9F9
Lighter +30%#DBE3E2
Lighter +20%#BECDCB
Lighter +10%#A2B6B3
Darker −10%#6A8884
Darker −20%#546B68
Darker −30%#3D4F4C
Darker −40%#273230
More saturated +25%#6ABBAF
Less saturated −25%#939393

Channel breakdown

R133
G160
B156
Red133 (52.2%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue156 (61.2%)
Hue171.11°
Saturation (HSL)12.44%
Lightness57.45%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 85 · G A0 · B 9C

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