#85a09a

Color #85a09a

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium green.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 11.97 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 8.5

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Conversions

HEX

#85a09a

RGB

rgb(133, 160, 154)

HSL

hsl(166.7, 12.4%, 57.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(166.7, 16.9%, 62.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(16.9%, 0%, 3.8%, 37.3%)

LAB

lab(63.72, -10.64, -0.01)

LCH

lch(63.72, 10.64, 180.05)

OKLCH

oklch(68.3%, 0.0314, 180.36)

HWB

hwb(166.7, 52.2%, 37.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a0858b

Analogous

#85a08d

#85a09a

#8599a0

Triadic

#85a09a

#9a85a0

#a09a85

Split-complementary

#85a09a

#a08599

#a08d85

Tetradic

#85a09a

#858ba0

#a0858b

#a09a85

Square

#85a09a

#8d85a0

#a0858b

#99a085

Shades

Color #85a09a mixed toward black.

#6b8983

#566e68

#40524e

#2b3734

#151b1a

Tints

Color #85a09a mixed toward white.

#99b0ab

#aec0bc

#c2d0cd

#d6dfdd

#ebefee

Tones

Color #85a09a mixed toward gray.

#879e99

#8a9c98

#8c9996

#8e9795

#909594

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.8:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.49:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.49:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#91929b · ΔE 14.5

Deuteranopia

#908e9c · ΔE 17.6

Tritanopia

#879d9d · ΔE 3.6

Achromatopsia

#9a9a9a · ΔE 11.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #85a09a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#85a09a]

Related colors

Aquamarine #7fffd4

Medium Aquamarine #66cdaa

Turquoise #40e0d0

Medium Spring Green #00fa9a

Light Sea Green #20b2aa

Medium Turquoise #48d1cc

Frequently asked questions

#85a09a (#85a09a) is rgb(133, 160, 154) in RGB.

No, #85a09a is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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