#85b7b4

Color #85b7b4

A muted light cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 10.79 Nearest Tailwind class mist-400 #9ca8ab · ΔE 12.1

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Conversions

HEX

#85b7b4

RGB

rgb(133, 183, 180)

HSL

hsl(176.4, 25.8%, 62%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(176.4, 27.3%, 71.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(27.3%, 0%, 1.6%, 28.2%)

LAB

lab(70.97, -17.04, -3.8)

LCH

lch(70.97, 17.46, 192.57)

OKLCH

oklch(74.3%, 0.0529, 191.46)

HWB

hwb(176.4, 52.2%, 28.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b78588

Analogous

#85b79b

#85b7b4

#85a1b7

Triadic

#85b7b4

#b485b7

#b7b485

Split-complementary

#85b7b4

#b785a1

#b79b85

Tetradic

#85b7b4

#8588b7

#b78588

#b7b485

Square

#85b7b4

#9b85b7

#b78588

#a1b785

Shades

Color #85b7b4 mixed toward black.

#64a4a0

#4e8581

#3b6361

#274241

#142120

Tints

Color #85b7b4 mixed toward white.

#99c3c1

#aecfcd

#c2dbda

#d6e7e6

#ebf3f3

Tones

Color #85b7b4 mixed toward gray.

#89b3b0

#8dafad

#92aba9

#96a6a5

#9aa2a2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.23:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.43:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.43:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9d9eb5 · ΔE 22.2

Deuteranopia

#9a96b5 · ΔE 25.6

Tritanopia

#88b5b5 · ΔE 1.9

Achromatopsia

#aeaeae · ΔE 16.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #85b7b4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#85b7b4]

Related colors

Light Sea Green #20b2aa

Medium Turquoise #48d1cc

Turquoise #40e0d0

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#85b7b4 (#85b7b4) is rgb(133, 183, 180) in RGB.

No, #85b7b4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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