#85c0bc

Color #85c0bc

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 13.04 Nearest Tailwind class teal-500 #00bba7 · ΔE 11.3

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Conversions

HEX

#85c0bc

RGB

rgb(133, 192, 188)

HSL

hsl(175.9, 31.9%, 63.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(175.9, 30.7%, 75.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(30.7%, 0%, 2.1%, 24.7%)

LAB

lab(73.75, -19.82, -4.08)

LCH

lch(73.75, 20.24, 191.63)

OKLCH

oklch(76.6%, 0.0612, 190.65)

HWB

hwb(175.9, 52.2%, 24.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c08589

Analogous

#85c09e

#85c0bc

#85a6c0

Triadic

#85c0bc

#bc85c0

#c0bc85

Split-complementary

#85c0bc

#c085a6

#c09e85

Tetradic

#85c0bc

#8589c0

#c08589

#c0bc85

Square

#85c0bc

#9e85c0

#c08589

#a6c085

Shades

Color #85c0bc mixed toward black.

#61aea8

#4a8f8a

#376b68

#254745

#122423

Tints

Color #85c0bc mixed toward white.

#99cac7

#aed5d2

#c2dfdd

#d6eae9

#ebf4f4

Tones

Color #85c0bc mixed toward gray.

#8abbb8

#8fb6b3

#94b1af

#99acab

#9ea7a7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.05:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.26:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.26:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a2a3bd · ΔE 24.1

Deuteranopia

#9e9abd · ΔE 27.1

Tritanopia

#89bebe · ΔE 2.2

Achromatopsia

#b5b5b5 · ΔE 17.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #85c0bc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#85c0bc]

Related colors

Light Sea Green #20b2aa

Medium Turquoise #48d1cc

Turquoise #40e0d0

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#85c0bc (#85c0bc) is rgb(133, 192, 188) in RGB.

No, #85c0bc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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