#85a7ac

Color #85a7ac

A muted medium cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 10.58 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 7.2

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Conversions

HEX

#85a7ac

RGB

rgb(133, 167, 172)

HSL

hsl(187.7, 19%, 59.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(187.7, 22.7%, 67.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(22.7%, 2.9%, 0%, 32.5%)

LAB

lab(66.21, -10.44, -6.41)

LCH

lch(66.21, 12.25, 211.55)

OKLCH

oklch(70.5%, 0.0379, 207.31)

HWB

hwb(187.7, 52.2%, 32.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ac8a85

Analogous

#85ac9d

#85a7ac

#8593ac

Triadic

#85a7ac

#ac85a7

#a7ac85

Split-complementary

#85a7ac

#ac8593

#ac9d85

Tetradic

#85a7ac

#8a85ac

#ac8a85

#a7ac85

Square

#85a7ac

#9d85ac

#ac8a85

#93ac85

Shades

Color #85a7ac mixed toward black.

#679197

#527479

#3e575b

#293a3c

#151d1e

Tints

Color #85a7ac mixed toward white.

#99b6ba

#aec4c8

#c2d3d5

#d6e2e3

#ebf0f1

Tones

Color #85a7ac mixed toward gray.

#88a5a9

#8ca2a5

#8fa0a2

#929d9f

#959b9c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.59:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.12:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.12:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9595ab · ΔE 17.6

Deuteranopia

#9390ab · ΔE 20.1

Tritanopia

#87aaaa · ΔE 2.6

Achromatopsia

#a1a1a1 · ΔE 12.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #85a7ac;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#85a7ac]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Aqua #00ffff

Frequently asked questions

#85a7ac (#85a7ac) is rgb(133, 167, 172) in RGB.

No, #85a7ac is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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