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Recognised as Colour

#85CCC4

  • #85CCC4
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale turquoise

#85CCC4 is a cyan with RGB values 133, 204, 196 and HSL 173°, 41%, 66%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#85CCC4#85CCC4
HEX#85CCC4
RGBrgb(133, 204, 196)
RGB (0–1)0.5216, 0.8, 0.7686
RGB percentages52.2%, 80%, 76.9%
HSLhsl(173.2, 41%, 66.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(173.2, 34.8%, 80%)
CMYK34.8%, 0%, 3.9%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,768,708
CSS custom property--colour: #85CCC4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52158WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness184.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.43:1
Contrast with white1.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC
Inverted#7A333B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C5C5C4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#B8BBC5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 25 from the original
Tritanopia#6CCFC9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.84:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 13.8Powder blue · ΔE 14.1Medium turquoise · ΔE 14.4Light blue · ΔE 16.8Cadetblue · ΔE 17.3Light seagreen · ΔE 18.1
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 13.82, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CC858D
Analogous#85CCA1, #85B0CC
Triadic#C485CC, #CCC485
Split complementary#CC85B0, #CCA185
Tetradic#A185CC, #CC858D, #B1CC85

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F1F9F8
Lighter +20%#CDEAE7
Lighter +10%#A9DBD5
Darker −10%#61BDB3
Darker −20%#45A69B
Darker −30%#368279
Darker −40%#275E58
More saturated +25%#6FE2D5
Less saturated −25%#9BB6B3

Channel breakdown

R133
G204
B196
Red133 (52.2%)
Green204 (80%)
Blue196 (76.9%)
Hue173.24°
Saturation (HSL)41.04%
Lightness66.08%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 85 · G CC · B C4

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