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Colour

#85E4E4

  • #85E4E4
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale turquoise

#85E4E4 is a cyan with RGB values 133, 228, 228 and HSL 180°, 64%, 71%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#85E4E4#85E4E4
HEX#85E4E4
RGBrgb(133, 228, 228)
RGB (0–1)0.5216, 0.8941, 0.8941
RGB percentages52.2%, 89.4%, 89.4%
HSLhsl(180, 63.8%, 70.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(180, 41.7%, 89.4%)
CMYK41.7%, 0%, 0%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,774,884
CSS custom property--colour: #85E4E4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.66075WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness204.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.21:1
Contrast with white1.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D0D0D0
Inverted#7A1B1B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D9DCE4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29 from the original
Deuteranopia#C8CFE5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.2 from the original
Tritanopia#57E9E4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.48:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 10.1Medium turquoise · ΔE 12.4Powder blue · ΔE 14.1Dark turquoise · ΔE 16.1Turquoise · ΔE 17.1Light blue · ΔE 17.4
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 10.12, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E48585
Analogous#85E4B4, #85B4E4
Triadic#E485E4, #E4E485
Split complementary#E485B4, #E4B485
Tetradic#B485E4, #E48585, #B4E485

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D9F6F6
Lighter +10%#AFEDED
Darker −10%#5BDBDB
Darker −20%#31D2D2
Darker −30%#26AAAA
Darker −40%#1C8181
More saturated +25%#72F7F7
Less saturated −25%#98D1D1

Channel breakdown

R133
G228
B228
Red133 (52.2%)
Green228 (89.4%)
Blue228 (89.4%)
Hue180°
Saturation (HSL)63.76%
Lightness70.78%
Dominant channelGreen and Blue
Hex per channelR 85 · G E4 · B E4

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