#85bcbd

Color #85bcbd

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 11.75 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-500 #00b8db · ΔE 12.3

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Conversions

HEX

#85bcbd

RGB

rgb(133, 188, 189)

HSL

hsl(181.1, 29.8%, 63.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(181.1, 29.6%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(29.6%, 0.5%, 0%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(72.64, -17.54, -6.26)

LCH

lch(72.64, 18.62, 199.64)

OKLCH

oklch(75.8%, 0.0572, 197.39)

HWB

hwb(181.1, 52.2%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bd8685

Analogous

#85bda2

#85bcbd

#85a0bd

Triadic

#85bcbd

#bd85bc

#bcbd85

Split-complementary

#85bcbd

#bd85a0

#bda285

Tetradic

#85bcbd

#8685bd

#bd8685

#bcbd85

Square

#85bcbd

#a285bd

#bd8685

#a0bd85

Shades

Color #85bcbd mixed toward black.

#62a9aa

#4b8a8b

#386868

#264546

#132323

Tints

Color #85bcbd mixed toward white.

#99c7c8

#aed2d3

#c2ddde

#d6e9e9

#ebf4f4

Tones

Color #85bcbd mixed toward gray.

#8ab7b8

#8eb3b4

#93aeaf

#98aaaa

#9ca5a6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.12:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.93:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.93:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a0a0bd · ΔE 23.6

Deuteranopia

#9d98bd · ΔE 26.2

Tritanopia

#88bdbd · ΔE 0.6

Achromatopsia

#b2b2b2 · ΔE 16.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #85bcbd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#85bcbd]

Related colors

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Frequently asked questions

#85bcbd (#85bcbd) is rgb(133, 188, 189) in RGB.

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

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