Colour

#85DCD5

#85DCD5
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Pale turquoise

#85DCD5 is a cyan with RGB values 133, 220, 213 and HSL 175°, 55%, 69%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

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HEX#85DCD5

RGBrgb(133, 220, 213)

RGB (0–1)0.5216, 0.8627, 0.8353

RGB percentages52.2%, 86.3%, 83.5%

HSLhsl(175.2, 55.4%, 69.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(175.2, 39.5%, 86.3%)

CMYK39.5%, 0%, 3.2%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,772,821

CSS custom property--colour: #85DCD5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.60977WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness197.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.2:1

Contrast with white1.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C9C9C9

Inverted#7A232A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D3D4D5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#C4C8D6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.3 from the original

Tritanopia#61E0DAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.59:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 11.4 Medium turquoise · ΔE 11.5 Powder blue · ΔE 14.6 Turquoise · ΔE 16.3 Dark turquoise · ΔE 16.6 Medium aquamarine · ΔE 18.1

Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 11.35, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#DC858C

Analogous#85DCA9, #85B7DC

Triadic#D585DC, #DCD585

Split complementary#DC85B7, #DCA985

Tetradic#AA85DC, #DC858C, #B8DC85

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FCFEFE

Lighter +20%#D4F3F0

Lighter +10%#ADE7E3

Darker −10%#5DD1C7

Darker −20%#38C3B8

Darker −30%#2D9B92

Darker −40%#21746D

More saturated +25%#71F0E5

Less saturated −25%#99C8C5

Channel breakdown

R133

G220

B213

Red133 (52.2%)

Green220 (86.3%)

Blue213 (83.5%)

Hue175.17°

Saturation (HSL)55.41%

Lightness69.22%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 85 · G DC · B D5

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