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Recognised as Colour

#85ADAE

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

#85ADAE is a cyan with RGB values 133, 173, 174 and HSL 181°, 20%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#85ADAE#85ADAE
HEX#85ADAE
RGBrgb(133, 173, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.5216, 0.6784, 0.6824
RGB percentages52.2%, 67.8%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(181.5, 20.2%, 60.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(181.5, 23.6%, 68.2%)
CMYK23.6%, 0.6%, 0%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,760,750
CSS custom property--colour: #85ADAE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3793WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.59:1
Contrast with white2.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#7A5251

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A7A9AEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#A0A3AEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.4 from the original
Tritanopia#78B0ADno 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 text2.45:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 9.7Dark grey · ΔE 14.1Silver · ΔE 17.1Light blue · ΔE 17.3Light slate grey · ΔE 17.4Powder blue · ΔE 18.4
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 9.74, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AE8685
Analogous#85AE9B, #8599AE
Triadic#AE85AD, #ADAE85
Split complementary#AE8599, #AE9B85
Tetradic#9B85AE, #AE8685, #99AE85

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E1EBEB
Lighter +20%#C2D6D7
Lighter +10%#A4C2C2
Darker −10%#66989A
Darker −20%#527A7B
Darker −30%#3D5C5D
Darker −40%#293D3E
More saturated +25%#6CC5C7
Less saturated −25%#9A9A9A

Channel breakdown

R133
G173
B174
Red133 (52.2%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue181.46°
Saturation (HSL)20.2%
Lightness60.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 85 · G AD · B AE

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