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Recognised as Colour

#85C0BD

  • #85C0BD
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#85C0BD is a cyan with RGB values 133, 192, 189 and HSL 177°, 32%, 64%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#85C0BD#85C0BD
HEX#85C0BD
RGBrgb(133, 192, 189)
RGB (0–1)0.5216, 0.7529, 0.7412
RGB percentages52.2%, 75.3%, 74.1%
HSLhsl(176.9, 31.9%, 63.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(176.9, 30.7%, 75.3%)
CMYK30.7%, 0%, 1.6%, 24.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,765,629
CSS custom property--colour: #85C0BD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4636WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.27:1
Contrast with white2.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B3B3B3
Inverted#7A3F42

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B9BABDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 20.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#AEB2BEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20.7 from the original
Tritanopia#70C3BFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.04:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 12.9Powder blue · ΔE 13.9Light blue · ΔE 15Pale turquoise · ΔE 16.4Sky blue · ΔE 18.2Medium turquoise · ΔE 18.4
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 12.94, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C08588
Analogous#85C09F, #85A5C0
Triadic#BD85C0, #C0BD85
Split complementary#C085A5, #C09F85
Tetradic#9F85C0, #C08588, #A5C085

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EAF4F4
Lighter +20%#C8E3E1
Lighter +10%#A7D1CF
Darker −10%#63AFAB
Darker −20%#4C938F
Darker −30%#3B716F
Darker −40%#29504E
More saturated +25%#6ED7D2
Less saturated −25%#9CA9A8

Channel breakdown

R133
G192
B189
Red133 (52.2%)
Green192 (75.3%)
Blue189 (74.1%)
Hue176.95°
Saturation (HSL)31.89%
Lightness63.73%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 85 · G C0 · B BD

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