#85a3a8

Color #85a3a8

A muted medium cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 11.25 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 6.5

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Conversions

HEX

#85a3a8

RGB

rgb(133, 163, 168)

HSL

hsl(188.6, 16.7%, 59%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(188.6, 20.8%, 65.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(20.8%, 3%, 0%, 34.1%)

LAB

lab(64.97, -9.19, -6.02)

LCH

lch(64.97, 10.99, 213.23)

OKLCH

oklch(69.5%, 0.034, 208.83)

HWB

hwb(188.6, 52.2%, 34.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a88a85

Analogous

#85a89b

#85a3a8

#8591a8

Triadic

#85a3a8

#a885a3

#a3a885

Split-complementary

#85a3a8

#a88591

#a89b85

Tetradic

#85a3a8

#8a85a8

#a88a85

#a3a885

Square

#85a3a8

#9b85a8

#a88a85

#91a885

Shades

Color #85a3a8 mixed toward black.

#688c92

#547075

#3f5458

#2a383b

#151c1d

Tints

Color #85a3a8 mixed toward white.

#99b2b6

#aec2c5

#c2d1d3

#d6e0e2

#ebf0f0

Tones

Color #85a3a8 mixed toward gray.

#88a1a5

#8b9fa2

#8e9d9f

#919b9c

#949999

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.69:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.8:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.8:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9393a7 · ΔE 16.1

Deuteranopia

#918fa7 · ΔE 18.1

Tritanopia

#87a6a6 · ΔE 2.7

Achromatopsia

#9e9e9e · ΔE 11.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #85a3a8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#85a3a8]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Frequently asked questions

#85a3a8 (#85a3a8) is rgb(133, 163, 168) in RGB.

No, #85a3a8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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