Colour

#85A7AB

#85A7AB
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Cadetblue

#85A7AB is a cyan with RGB values 133, 167, 171 and HSL 186°, 18%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

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HEX#85A7AB

RGBrgb(133, 167, 171)

RGB (0–1)0.5216, 0.6549, 0.6706

RGB percentages52.2%, 65.5%, 67.1%

HSLhsl(186.3, 18.4%, 59.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(186.3, 22.2%, 67.1%)

CMYK22.2%, 2.3%, 0%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,759,211

CSS custom property--colour: #85A7AB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35564WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness158.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.11:1

Contrast with white2.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0

Inverted#7A5854

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A2A4ABno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#9B9FABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.7 from the original

Tritanopia#79AAA8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.59:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 10.4 Dark grey · ΔE 12.6 Light slate grey · ΔE 14.3 Slate grey · ΔE 16.5 Silver · ΔE 16.8 Gray · ΔE 17.5

Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 10.44, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#AB8985

Analogous#85AB9C, #8594AB

Triadic#AB85A7, #A7AB85

Split complementary#AB8594, #AB9C85

Tetradic#9C85AB, #AB8985, #94AB85

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FEFEFE

Lighter +30%#E0E8E9

Lighter +20%#C1D3D5

Lighter +10%#A3BDC0

Darker −10%#679196

Darker −20%#527478

Darker −30%#3E5659

Darker −40%#29393B

More saturated +25%#6BBBC5

Less saturated −25%#989898

Channel breakdown

R133

G167

B171

Red133 (52.2%)

Green167 (65.5%)

Blue171 (67.1%)

Hue186.32°

Saturation (HSL)18.45%

Lightness59.61%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 85 · G A7 · B AB

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