All About Color #85BCAE

#85BCAE

About #85BCAE

#85BCAE is a light cyan color with the hex code #85BCAE. In RGB it is red 133, green 188, blue 174; in HSL it is hue 165°, saturation 29%, lightness 63%; in CMYK it is 29%, 0%, 7%, 26%. Its contrast ratio is 2.14:1 on white and 9.80:1 on black.

#85BCAE Color Conversion

Hex triplet85, BC, AE
CMYK29.26%, 0.00%, 7.45%, 26.27%
RGB Decimal133, 188, 174
HSL165°, 29%, 63%
RGB Octal205, 274, 256
HSV (HSB)164.73°, 29.26%, 73.73%
RGB Binary10000101, 10111100, 10101110
CIE-L*AB72.23, -20.93, 1.32
RGB Percent52.16%, 73.73%, 68.24%
CIE-L*CH72.23, 20.97, 176.38
XYZ35.30, 44.01, 46.68
CIE-L*UV72.23, -27.08, 5.41
xyY0.28, 0.35, 44.01
Hunter-Lab66.34, -21.12, 4.72
RYB52.16%, 64.51%, 73.73%

Color Accessibility Scores

#85BCAE on a dark background: contrast 9.80:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#85BCAE on a light background: contrast 2.14:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #85BCAE, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#85BCAE · #C0DDD6 · #519483 · #BC8593 · #DDC0C8

Analogous palette

#93BC85 · #85BC93 · #85BCAE · #85AEBC · #8593BC

Triadic palette

#85BCAE · #AE85BC · #BCAE85 · #C0DDD6 · #D6C0DD

Tetradic palette

#85BCAE · #9385BC · #BC8593 · #AEBC85 · #519483

Monochromatic palette

#3C6D60 · #579E8C · #85BCAE · #B7D7CF · #E8F2F0

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