Colour
#85ADA0
- #85ADA0
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#85ADA0 is a cyan with RGB values 133, 173, 160 and HSL 161°, 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
#85ADA0#85ADA0
HEX#85ADA0
RGBrgb(133, 173, 160)
RGB (0–1)0.5216, 0.6784, 0.6275
RGB percentages52.2%, 67.8%, 62.7%
HSLhsl(160.5, 19.6%, 60%)
HSV / HSBhsv(160.5, 23.1%, 67.8%)
CMYK23.1%, 0%, 7.5%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,760,736
CSS custom property--colour: #85ADA0;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.37412WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.5 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#A4A4A4
Inverted#7A525F
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 text8.48:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AD8592
Analogous#85AD8C, #85A6AD
Triadic#A085AD, #ADA085
Split complementary#AD85A6, #AD8C85
Tetradic#8C85AD, #AD8592, #A6AD85
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R133
G173
B160
Red133 (52.2%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue160 (62.7%)
Hue160.5°
Saturation (HSL)19.61%
Lightness60%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 85 · G AD · B A0
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