#85cdcf

Color #85cdcf

A moderately saturated light cyan.

Closest named color Powder Blue #b0e0e6 · ΔE 11.3 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-200 #a2f4fd · ΔE 9.3

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Conversions

HEX

#85cdcf

RGB

rgb(133, 205, 207)

HSL

hsl(181.6, 43.5%, 66.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(181.6, 35.7%, 81.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(35.7%, 1%, 0%, 18.8%)

LAB

lab(77.96, -21.89, -8.13)

LCH

lch(77.96, 23.35, 200.38)

OKLCH

oklch(80.2%, 0.072, 198.03)

HWB

hwb(181.6, 52.2%, 18.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cf8785

Analogous

#85cfac

#85cdcf

#85a8cf

Triadic

#85cdcf

#cf85cd

#cdcf85

Split-complementary

#85cdcf

#cf85a8

#cfac85

Tetradic

#85cdcf

#8785cf

#cf8785

#cdcf85

Square

#85cdcf

#ac85cf

#cf8785

#a8cf85

Shades

Color #85cdcf mixed toward black.

#5cbcbf

#40a0a3

#30787a

#205051

#102829

Tints

Color #85cdcf mixed toward white.

#99d5d7

#aededf

#c2e6e7

#d6eeef

#ebf7f7

Tones

Color #85cdcf mixed toward gray.

#8bc7c9

#91c1c3

#98bcbd

#9eb6b6

#a4b0b0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.81:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.63:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.63:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a9aacf · ΔE 25.5

Deuteranopia

#a59fce · ΔE 28

Tritanopia

#8acece · ΔE 1

Achromatopsia

#c1c1c1 · ΔE 19

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Code

CSS

background-color: #85cdcf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#85cdcf]

Related colors

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Frequently asked questions

#85cdcf (#85cdcf) is rgb(133, 205, 207) in RGB.

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

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