#85b6b0

Color #85b6b0

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 11.02 Nearest Tailwind class teal-500 #00bba7 · ΔE 11.6

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Conversions

HEX

#85b6b0

RGB

rgb(133, 182, 176)

HSL

hsl(172.7, 25.1%, 61.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(172.7, 26.9%, 71.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(26.9%, 0%, 3.3%, 28.6%)

LAB

lab(70.58, -17.43, -2.19)

LCH

lch(70.58, 17.57, 187.16)

OKLCH

oklch(74%, 0.0526, 186.67)

HWB

hwb(172.7, 52.2%, 28.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b6858b

Analogous

#85b698

#85b6b0

#85a4b6

Triadic

#85b6b0

#b085b6

#b6b085

Split-complementary

#85b6b0

#b685a4

#b69885

Tetradic

#85b6b0

#858bb6

#b6858b

#b6b085

Square

#85b6b0

#9885b6

#b6858b

#a4b685

Shades

Color #85b6b0 mixed toward black.

#64a29b

#4f837d

#3b635e

#27423f

#14211f

Tints

Color #85b6b0 mixed toward white.

#99c2bd

#aececa

#c2dbd8

#d6e7e5

#ebf3f2

Tones

Color #85b6b0 mixed toward gray.

#89b2ad

#8daeaa

#91aaa7

#95a6a4

#9aa2a1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.25:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.32:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.32:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9d9db1 · ΔE 22.4

Deuteranopia

#9a96b2 · ΔE 25.6

Tritanopia

#88b3b3 · ΔE 3.1

Achromatopsia

#adadad · ΔE 16.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #85b6b0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#85b6b0]

Related colors

Turquoise #40e0d0

Light Sea Green #20b2aa

Medium Turquoise #48d1cc

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#85b6b0 (#85b6b0) is rgb(133, 182, 176) in RGB.

No, #85b6b0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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