Recognised as Colour

#85E2E2

#85E2E2
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Pale turquoise

#85E2E2 is a cyan with RGB values 133, 226, 226 and HSL 180°, 62%, 70%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

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HEX#85E2E2

RGBrgb(133, 226, 226)

RGB (0–1)0.5216, 0.8863, 0.8863

RGB percentages52.2%, 88.6%, 88.6%

HSLhsl(180, 61.6%, 70.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(180, 41.2%, 88.6%)

CMYK41.2%, 0%, 0%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,774,370

CSS custom property--colour: #85E2E2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.6487WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness202.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.97:1

Contrast with white1.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CECECE

Inverted#7A1D1D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D7DAE2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#C6CDE3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.8 from the original

Tritanopia#59E7E2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.5:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 10 Medium turquoise · ΔE 12.3 Powder blue · ΔE 13.6 Dark turquoise · ΔE 16.2 Light blue · ΔE 17 Turquoise · ΔE 17.4

Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 10.03, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#E28585

Analogous#85E2B3, #85B3E2

Triadic#E285E2, #E2E285

Split complementary#E285B3, #E2B385

Tetradic#B385E2, #E28585, #B3E285

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#D7F6F6

Lighter +10%#AEECEC

Darker −10%#5CD8D8

Darker −20%#33CECE

Darker −30%#28A6A6

Darker −40%#1E7D7D

More saturated +25%#72F5F5

Less saturated −25%#98CFCF

Channel breakdown

R133

G226

B226

Red133 (52.2%)

Green226 (88.6%)

Blue226 (88.6%)

Hue180°

Saturation (HSL)61.59%

Lightness70.39%

Dominant channelGreen and Blue

Hex per channelR 85 · G E2 · B E2

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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