Colour
#85ACA8
- #85ACA8
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#85ACA8 is a cyan with RGB values 133, 172, 168 and HSL 174°, 19%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#85ACA8#85ACA8
HEX#85ACA8
RGBrgb(133, 172, 168)
RGB (0–1)0.5216, 0.6745, 0.6588
RGB percentages52.2%, 67.5%, 65.9%
HSLhsl(173.8, 19%, 59.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(173.8, 22.7%, 67.5%)
CMYK22.7%, 0%, 2.3%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,760,488
CSS custom property--colour: #85ACA8;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.37319WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.46:1
Contrast with white2.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#7A5357
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.48:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.46:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AC8589
Analogous#85AC95, #859DAC
Triadic#A885AC, #ACA885
Split complementary#AC859D, #AC9585
Tetradic#9585AC, #AC8589, #9DAC85
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R133
G172
B168
Red133 (52.2%)
Green172 (67.5%)
Blue168 (65.9%)
Hue173.85°
Saturation (HSL)19.02%
Lightness59.8%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 85 · G AC · B A8
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