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#85ABA2

#85aba2 ≈ Cadet Blue

  • teal
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#85aba2 is a color from the teal family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 52.16% red, 67.06% green and 63.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22.22% cyan, 0% magenta, 5.26% yellow and 32.94% black. Its hue angle is 165.79°, with 18.45% saturation and 59.61% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with clarity, calm and renewal. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.34:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5f9ea0), ΔE 8.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.3672

Complementary

  1. #85aba2
  2. #ab858e

Split complementary

  1. #85aba2
  2. #ab85a1
  3. #ab8f85

Analogous

  1. #85ab8f
  2. #85aba2
  3. #85a1ab

Triadic

  1. #85aba2
  2. #a285ab
  3. #aba285

Tetradic

  1. #85aba2
  2. #858eab
  3. #ab858e
  4. #aba285

Square

  1. #85aba2
  2. #8f85ab
  3. #ab858e
  4. #a1ab85

Monochromatic

  1. #3e5953
  2. #5d877d
  3. #85aba2
  4. #b2cac5
  5. #e0e9e7

Shades

#85aba2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #85aba2
  2. #789a92
  3. #6a8982
  4. #5d7871
  5. #506761
  6. #435651
  7. #354441
  8. #283331
  9. #1b2220
  10. #0d1110
  11. #000000

Tints

#85aba2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #85aba2
  2. #91b3ab
  3. #9dbcb5
  4. #aac4be
  5. #b6cdc7
  6. #c2d5d1
  7. #ceddda
  8. #dae6e3
  9. #e7eeec
  10. #f3f7f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#85aba2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #85aba2
  2. #85a79f
  3. #84a29b
  4. #849e98
  5. #839a94
  6. #839691
  7. #82918e
  8. #828d8a
  9. #818987
  10. #818483
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.52:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.34:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a3a3a3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #98a6a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a8a6a2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a1a1a3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #7baca8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9ba8a2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #96a5a2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #7faca6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-85aba2 {
  color: #85aba2;
}
Background
.bg-85aba2 {
  background-color: #85aba2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-85aba2 {
  border: 2px solid #85aba2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #85aba2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 133 171 162;
  --color-primary-hsl: 166 18% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-85aba2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #85aba2, #85a1ab);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-85aba2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(133 171 162 / 0.35);
}

#5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 8.00 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 8.03 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 10.13 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 10.65 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 11.63 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 12.21 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 12.47 #7a545d Inverted #a3a3a3 Grayscale 

Cadet Blue
#85aba2  rgb(133, 171, 162)  hsl(166, 18%, 60%)  Cadet Blue
#ab858e  rgb(171, 133, 142)  hsl(346, 18%, 60%)  Rosy Brown
#a285ab  rgb(162, 133, 171)  hsl(286, 18%, 60%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#aba285  rgb(171, 162, 133)  hsl(46, 18%, 60%)  Ecru