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Recognised as Colour

#85EBE1

  • #85EBE1
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Medium turquoise

#85EBE1 is a cyan with RGB values 133, 235, 225 and HSL 174°, 72%, 72%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium turquoise.

Colour values

#85EBE1#85EBE1
HEX#85EBE1
RGBrgb(133, 235, 225)
RGB (0–1)0.5216, 0.9216, 0.8824
RGB percentages52.2%, 92.2%, 88.2%
HSLhsl(174.1, 71.8%, 72.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(174.1, 43.4%, 92.2%)
CMYK43.4%, 0%, 4.3%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,776,673
CSS custom property--colour: #85EBE1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.69839WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness208.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.97:1
Contrast with white1.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D5D5D5
Inverted#7A141E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E1E1E1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#D0D4E2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.6 from the original
Tritanopia#57EFE8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.4:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.97:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium turquoise · ΔE 12Pale turquoise · ΔE 13Turquoise · ΔE 13.2Dark turquoise · ΔE 16.7Medium aquamarine · ΔE 18.1Powder blue · ΔE 18.4
Nearest named CSS colourMedium turquoise (#48D1CC)ΔE 11.96, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EB858F
Analogous#85EBAE, #85C2EB
Triadic#E185EB, #EBE185
Split complementary#EB85C2, #EBAE85
Tetradic#AE85EB, #EB858F, #C2EB85

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#DDF9F7
Lighter +10%#B1F2EC
Darker −10%#59E4D6
Darker −20%#2DDDCB
Darker −30%#1EB9AA
Darker −40%#178D81
More saturated +25%#73FDEF
Less saturated −25%#97D9D3

Channel breakdown

R133
G235
B225
Red133 (52.2%)
Green235 (92.2%)
Blue225 (88.2%)
Hue174.12°
Saturation (HSL)71.83%
Lightness72.16%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 85 · G EB · B E1

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