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Recognised as Colour

#85AD9F

  • #85AD9F
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#85AD9F is a cyan with RGB values 133, 173, 159 and HSL 159°, 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

#85AD9F#85AD9F
HEX#85AD9F
RGBrgb(133, 173, 159)
RGB (0–1)0.5216, 0.6784, 0.6235
RGB percentages52.2%, 67.8%, 62.4%
HSLhsl(159, 19.6%, 60%)
HSV / HSBhsv(159, 23.1%, 67.8%)
CMYK23.1%, 0%, 8.1%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,760,735
CSS custom property--colour: #85AD9F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37377WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.48:1
Contrast with white2.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#7A5260

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AAA89Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#A3A2A0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.5 from the original
Tritanopia#7CAEA9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.48:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 12.5Dark grey · ΔE 16.8Dark seagreen · ΔE 17.5Silver · ΔE 19.5Powder blue · ΔE 21.6Gray · ΔE 21.8
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 12.47, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AD8593
Analogous#85AD8B, #85A7AD
Triadic#9F85AD, #AD9F85
Split complementary#AD85A7, #AD8B85
Tetradic#8B85AD, #AD8593, #A7AD85

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E1EBE7
Lighter +20%#C2D6CF
Lighter +10%#A3C2B7
Darker −10%#679987
Darker −20%#527A6C
Darker −30%#3E5C51
Darker −40%#293D36
More saturated +25%#6CC7A7
Less saturated −25%#999999

Channel breakdown

R133
G173
B159
Red133 (52.2%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue159 (62.4%)
Hue159°
Saturation (HSL)19.61%
Lightness60%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 85 · G AD · B 9F

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