Colour

#85E3DE

#85E3DE
Cyan
Light
Nearest: Pale turquoise

#85E3DE is a cyan with RGB values 133, 227, 222 and HSL 177°, 63%, 71%. 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

#85E3DE#85E3DE

HEX#85E3DE

RGBrgb(133, 227, 222)

RGB (0–1)0.5216, 0.8902, 0.8706

RGB percentages52.2%, 89%, 87.1%

HSLhsl(176.8, 62.7%, 70.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(176.8, 41.4%, 89%)

CMYK41.4%, 0%, 2.2%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer8,774,622

CSS custom property--colour: #85E3DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.65199WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness202.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.04:1

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

Contrast with black14.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CFCFCF

Inverted#7A1C21

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D9DADEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#C8CEDFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.5 from the original

Tritanopia#5BE8E1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.3 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 text14.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 10.9 Medium turquoise · ΔE 11.5 Powder blue · ΔE 15.1 Turquoise · ΔE 15.6 Dark turquoise · ΔE 16.1 Light blue · ΔE 18.9

Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 10.9, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#E3858A

Analogous#85E3AF, #85B9E3

Triadic#DE85E3, #E3DE85

Split complementary#E385B9, #E3AF85

Tetradic#AF85E3, #E3858A, #B9E385

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#D8F6F4

Lighter +10%#AEEDE9

Darker −10%#5CD9D3

Darker −20%#32D0C8

Darker −30%#27A8A1

Darker −40%#1D7F7A

More saturated +25%#72F6EF

Less saturated −25%#98D0CD

Channel breakdown

R133

G227

B222

Red133 (52.2%)

Green227 (89%)

Blue222 (87.1%)

Hue176.81°

Saturation (HSL)62.67%

Lightness70.59%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 85 · G E3 · B DE

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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