All About Color #85BCAF

#85BCAF

About #85BCAF

#85BCAF is a light cyan color with the hex code #85BCAF. In RGB it is red 133, green 188, blue 175; in HSL it is hue 166°, saturation 29%, lightness 63%; in CMYK it is 29%, 0%, 7%, 26%. Its contrast ratio is 2.14:1 on white and 9.81:1 on black.

#85BCAF Color Conversion

Hex triplet85, BC, AF
CMYK29.26%, 0.00%, 6.91%, 26.27%
RGB Decimal133, 188, 175
HSL166°, 29%, 63%
RGB Octal205, 274, 257
HSV (HSB)165.82°, 29.26%, 73.73%
RGB Binary10000101, 10111100, 10101111
CIE-L*AB72.26, -20.71, 0.82
RGB Percent52.16%, 73.73%, 68.63%
CIE-L*CH72.26, 20.73, 177.75
XYZ35.39, 44.05, 47.19
CIE-L*UV72.26, -27.08, 4.62
xyY0.28, 0.35, 44.05
Hunter-Lab66.37, -20.95, 4.30
RYB52.16%, 64.39%, 73.73%

Color Accessibility Scores

#85BCAF on a dark background: contrast 9.81:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#85BCAF on a light background: contrast 2.14:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

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

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#85BCAF · #C0DDD6 · #519484 · #BC8592 · #DDC0C7

Analogous palette

#92BC85 · #85BC94 · #85BCAF · #85ADBC · #8592BC

Triadic palette

#85BCAF · #AF85BC · #BCAF85 · #C0DDD6 · #D6C0DD

Tetradic palette

#85BCAF · #9485BC · #BC8592 · #ADBC85 · #519484

Monochromatic palette

#3C6D61 · #579E8D · #85BCAF · #B7D7D0 · #E8F2F0

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