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Recognised as Colour

#85E8C7

  • #85E8C7
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Medium aquamarine

#85E8C7 is a cyan with RGB values 133, 232, 199 and HSL 160°, 68%, 72%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium aquamarine.

Colour values

#85E8C7#85E8C7
HEX#85E8C7
RGBrgb(133, 232, 199)
RGB (0–1)0.5216, 0.9098, 0.7804
RGB percentages52.2%, 91%, 78%
HSLhsl(160, 68.3%, 71.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(160, 42.7%, 91%)
CMYK42.7%, 0%, 14.2%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,775,879
CSS custom property--colour: #85E8C7;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.66823WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness203.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.36:1
Contrast with white1.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D1D1D1
Inverted#7A1738

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#E3DCC5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 35.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#D3D1C9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 36.1 from the original
Tritanopia#65E9DEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.8 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 text14.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourMedium aquamarine (#66CDAA)ΔE 9.95, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#E885A6
Analogous#85E895, #85D8E8
Triadic#C785E8, #E8C785
Split complementary#E885D7, #E89585
Tetradic#9585E8, #E885A6, #D7E885

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DBF8EE
Lighter +10%#B0F0DB
Darker −10%#5AE0B3
Darker −20%#2FD8A0
Darker −30%#22B282
Darker −40%#1A8763
More saturated +25%#73FACD
Less saturated −25%#97D6C1

Channel breakdown

R133
G232
B199
Red133 (52.2%)
Green232 (91%)
Blue199 (78%)
Hue160°
Saturation (HSL)68.28%
Lightness71.57%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 85 · G E8 · B C7

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