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#85DEDC

#85dedc ≈ Pale Turquoise

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#85dedc is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 52.16% red, 87.06% green and 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 40.09% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.9% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 178.65°, with 57.42% saturation and 69.61% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 13.48:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pale Turquoise (#afeeee), ΔE 5.97.

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Relative luminance0.624

Complementary

  1. #85dedc
  2. #de8587

Split complementary

  1. #85dedc
  2. #de85b4
  3. #deb085

Analogous

  1. #85deb0
  2. #85dedc
  3. #85b4de

Triadic

  1. #85dedc
  2. #dc85de
  3. #dedc85

Tetradic

  1. #85dedc
  2. #8587de
  3. #de8587
  4. #dedc85

Square

  1. #85dedc
  2. #b085de
  3. #de8587
  4. #b4de85

Monochromatic

  1. #2b9f9c
  2. #49cecb
  3. #85dedc
  4. #c1eeed
  5. #effbfa

Shades

#85dedc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #85dedc
  2. #78c8c6
  3. #6ab2b0
  4. #5d9b9a
  5. #508584
  6. #436f6e
  7. #355958
  8. #284342
  9. #1b2c2c
  10. #0d1616
  11. #000000

Tints

#85dedc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #85dedc
  2. #91e1e0
  3. #9de5e3
  4. #aae8e7
  5. #b6ebea
  6. #c2efee
  7. #cef2f1
  8. #daf5f5
  9. #e7f8f8
  10. #f3fcfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#85dedc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #85dedc
  2. #85d5d3
  3. #84cbca
  4. #84c2c0
  5. #83b8b7
  6. #83afae
  7. #82a6a5
  8. #829c9c
  9. #819392
  10. #818989
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cfcfcf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b6d5d4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d4d6dc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c4cadd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #5de3dd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bad9dc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aed2dd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6fe1dd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-85dedc {
  color: #85dedc;
}
Background
.bg-85dedc {
  background-color: #85dedc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-85dedc {
  border: 2px solid #85dedc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #85dedc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 133 222 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 179 57% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-85dedc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #85dedc, #85b4de);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-85dedc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(133 222 220 / 0.35);
}

#afeeee Pale Turquoise ΔE 5.97 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 6.06 #7df9ff Electric Blue ΔE 6.68 #40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 7.52 #08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 7.75 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 7.87 #b2ffff Celeste ΔE 7.89 #7a2123 Inverted #cfcfcf Grayscale 

Pale Turquoise
#85dedc  rgb(133, 222, 220)  hsl(179, 57%, 70%)  Pale Turquoise
#de8587  rgb(222, 133, 135)  hsl(359, 57%, 70%)  Light Coral
#dc85de  rgb(220, 133, 222)  hsl(299, 57%, 70%)  Violet
#dedc85  rgb(222, 220, 133)  hsl(59, 57%, 70%)  Khaki