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Colour

#85E5E5

  • #85E5E5
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Pale turquoise

#85E5E5 is a cyan with RGB values 133, 229, 229 and HSL 180°, 65%, 71%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.

Colour values

#85E5E5#85E5E5
HEX#85E5E5
RGBrgb(133, 229, 229)
RGB (0–1)0.5216, 0.898, 0.898
RGB percentages52.2%, 89.8%, 89.8%
HSLhsl(180, 64.9%, 71%)
HSV / HSBhsv(180, 41.9%, 89.8%)
CMYK41.9%, 0%, 0%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,775,141
CSS custom property--colour: #85E5E5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.66682WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness205.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.34:1
Contrast with white1.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D1D1D1
Inverted#7A1A1A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DADDE5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#C9D0E6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.4 from the original
Tritanopia#57EAE5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.46:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale turquoise · ΔE 10.2Medium turquoise · ΔE 12.4Powder blue · ΔE 14.3Dark turquoise · ΔE 16.1Turquoise · ΔE 17Light blue · ΔE 17.7
Nearest named CSS colourPale turquoise (#AFEEEE)ΔE 10.19, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E58585
Analogous#85E5B5, #85B5E5
Triadic#E585E5, #E5E585
Split complementary#E585B5, #E5B585
Tetradic#B585E5, #E58585, #B5E585

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#D9F7F7
Lighter +10%#AFEEEE
Darker −10%#5BDCDC
Darker −20%#31D3D3
Darker −30%#25ACAC
Darker −40%#1C8282
More saturated +25%#73F8F8
Less saturated −25%#98D3D3

Channel breakdown

R133
G229
B229
Red133 (52.2%)
Green229 (89.8%)
Blue229 (89.8%)
Hue180°
Saturation (HSL)64.86%
Lightness70.98%
Dominant channelGreen and Blue
Hex per channelR 85 · G E5 · B E5

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