All About Color #85BCBC

#85BCBC

About #85BCBC

#85BCBC is a light cyan color with the hex code #85BCBC. In RGB it is red 133, green 188, blue 188; in HSL it is hue 180°, saturation 29%, lightness 63%; in CMYK it is 29%, 0%, 0%, 26%. Its contrast ratio is 2.12:1 on white and 9.92:1 on black.

#85BCBC Color Conversion

Hex triplet85, BC, BC
CMYK29.26%, 0.00%, 0.00%, 26.27%
RGB Decimal133, 188, 188
HSL180°, 29%, 63%
RGB Octal205, 274, 274
HSV (HSB)180.00°, 29.26%, 73.73%
RGB Binary10000101, 10111100, 10111100
CIE-L*AB72.62, -17.77, -5.76
RGB Percent52.16%, 73.73%, 73.73%
CIE-L*CH72.62, 18.68, 197.97
XYZ36.73, 44.58, 54.25
CIE-L*UV72.62, -27.00, -5.82
xyY0.27, 0.33, 44.58
Hunter-Lab66.77, -18.65, -1.43
RYB52.16%, 62.94%, 73.73%

Color Accessibility Scores

#85BCBC on a dark background: contrast 9.92:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#85BCBC on a light background: contrast 2.12:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

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

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#85BCBC · #C0DDDD · #519494 · #BC8585 · #DDC0C0

Analogous palette

#85BC85 · #85BCA1 · #85BCBC · #85A1BC · #8585BC

Triadic palette

#85BCBC · #BC85BC · #BCBC85 · #C0DDDD · #DDC0DD

Tetradic palette

#85BCBC · #A185BC · #BC8585 · #A1BC85 · #519494

Monochromatic palette

#3C6D6D · #579E9E · #85BCBC · #B7D7D7 · #E8F2F2

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