Colour
#85AC9C
- #85AC9C
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#85AC9C is a cyan with RGB values 133, 172, 156 and HSL 155°, 19%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#85AC9C#85AC9C
HEX#85AC9C
RGBrgb(133, 172, 156)
RGB (0–1)0.5216, 0.6745, 0.6118
RGB percentages52.2%, 67.5%, 61.2%
HSLhsl(155.4, 19%, 59.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(155.4, 22.7%, 67.5%)
CMYK22.7%, 0%, 9.3%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,760,476
CSS custom property--colour: #85AC9C;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.36892WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.38:1
Contrast with white2.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.38:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#7A5363
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.51:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.38:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AC8595
Analogous#85AC89, #85A9AC
Triadic#9C85AC, #AC9C85
Split complementary#AC85A9, #AC8985
Tetradic#8985AC, #AC8595, #A9AC85
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R133
G172
B156
Red133 (52.2%)
Green172 (67.5%)
Blue156 (61.2%)
Hue155.38°
Saturation (HSL)19.02%
Lightness59.8%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 85 · G AC · B 9C
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