#85cece

Color #85cece

A moderately saturated light cyan.

Closest named color Powder Blue #b0e0e6 · ΔE 11.67 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-200 #a2f4fd · ΔE 9.3

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Conversions

HEX

#85cece

RGB

rgb(133, 206, 206)

HSL

hsl(180, 42.7%, 66.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(180, 35.4%, 80.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(35.4%, 0%, 0%, 19.2%)

LAB

lab(78.22, -22.63, -7.21)

LCH

lch(78.22, 23.75, 197.67)

OKLCH

oklch(80.4%, 0.0728, 195.77)

HWB

hwb(180, 52.2%, 19.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ce8585

Analogous

#85ceaa

#85cece

#85aace

Triadic

#85cece

#ce85ce

#cece85

Split-complementary

#85cece

#ce85aa

#ceaa85

Tetradic

#85cece

#8585ce

#ce8585

#cece85

Square

#85cece

#aa85ce

#ce8585

#aace85

Shades

Color #85cece mixed toward black.

#5dbebe

#41a1a1

#317979

#205151

#102828

Tints

Color #85cece mixed toward white.

#99d6d6

#aedede

#c2e7e7

#d6efef

#ebf7f7

Tones

Color #85cece mixed toward gray.

#8bc8c8

#91c2c2

#97bcbc

#9db6b6

#a3b0b0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.79:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.72:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.72:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aaaace · ΔE 26.2

Deuteranopia

#a5a0ce · ΔE 28.2

Tritanopia

#8acece · ΔE 0.8

Achromatopsia

#c1c1c1 · ΔE 19.2

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #85cece;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#85cece]

Related colors

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Light Cyan #e0ffff

Pale Turquoise #afeeee

Frequently asked questions

#85cece (#85cece) is rgb(133, 206, 206) in RGB.

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

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