Colour
#85AA9A
- #85AA9A
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#85AA9A is a cyan with RGB values 133, 170, 154 and HSL 154°, 18%, 59%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#85AA9A#85AA9A
HEX#85AA9A
RGBrgb(133, 170, 154)
RGB (0–1)0.5216, 0.6667, 0.6039
RGB percentages52.2%, 66.7%, 60.4%
HSLhsl(154.1, 17.9%, 59.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(154.1, 21.8%, 66.7%)
CMYK21.8%, 0%, 9.4%, 33.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,759,962
CSS custom property--colour: #85AA9A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.36069WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.21:1
Contrast with white2.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#7A5565
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.56:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.21:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AA8595
Analogous#85AA88, #85A8AA
Triadic#9A85AA, #AA9A85
Split complementary#AA85A8, #AA8885
Tetradic#8885AA, #AA8595, #A7AA85
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R133
G170
B154
Red133 (52.2%)
Green170 (66.7%)
Blue154 (60.4%)
Hue154.05°
Saturation (HSL)17.87%
Lightness59.41%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 85 · G AA · B 9A
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