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Recognised as Colour

#85ACAE

  • #85ACAE
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#85ACAE is a cyan with RGB values 133, 172, 174 and HSL 183°, 20%, 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

#85ACAE#85ACAE
HEX#85ACAE
RGBrgb(133, 172, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.5216, 0.6745, 0.6824
RGB percentages52.2%, 67.5%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(182.9, 20.2%, 60.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(182.9, 23.6%, 68.2%)
CMYK23.6%, 1.1%, 0%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,760,494
CSS custom property--colour: #85ACAE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37548WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.51:1
Contrast with white2.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#7A5351

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A6A8AEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#9FA2AEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.1 from the original
Tritanopia#78AFACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.47:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 9.8Dark grey · ΔE 13.8Light slate grey · ΔE 16.7Silver · ΔE 17Light blue · ΔE 17.3Light steelblue · ΔE 18.5
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 9.82, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AE8785
Analogous#85AE9C, #8598AE
Triadic#AE85AC, #ACAE85
Split complementary#AE8598, #AE9C85
Tetradic#9C85AE, #AE8785, #98AE85

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E1EBEB
Lighter +20%#C2D6D7
Lighter +10%#A4C1C2
Darker −10%#66979A
Darker −20%#52797B
Darker −30%#3D5B5D
Darker −40%#293D3E
More saturated +25%#6CC3C7
Less saturated −25%#9A9A9A

Channel breakdown

R133
G172
B174
Red133 (52.2%)
Green172 (67.5%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue182.93°
Saturation (HSL)20.2%
Lightness60.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 85 · G AC · B AE

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