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#85DFD3

#85dfd3 ≈ Turquoise

  • teal
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#85dfd3 is a color from the teal family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 52.16% red, 87.45% green and 82.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 40.36% cyan, 0% magenta, 5.38% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 172°, with 58.44% saturation and 69.8% 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 13.49:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Turquoise (#40e0d0), ΔE 5.58.

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Relative luminance0.6247

Complementary

  1. #85dfd3
  2. #df8591

Split complementary

  1. #85dfd3
  2. #df85be
  3. #dfa685

Analogous

  1. #85dfa6
  2. #85dfd3
  3. #85bedf

Triadic

  1. #85dfd3
  2. #d385df
  3. #dfd385

Tetradic

  1. #85dfd3
  2. #8591df
  3. #df8591
  4. #dfd385

Square

  1. #85dfd3
  2. #a685df
  3. #df8591
  4. #bedf85

Monochromatic

  1. #2aa191
  2. #48cfbd
  3. #85dfd3
  4. #c2efe9
  5. #effbf9

Shades

#85dfd3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #85dfd3
  2. #78c9be
  3. #6ab2a9
  4. #5d9c94
  5. #50867f
  6. #43706a
  7. #355954
  8. #28433f
  9. #1b2d2a
  10. #0d1615
  11. #000000

Tints

#85dfd3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #85dfd3
  2. #91e2d7
  3. #9de5dc
  4. #aae9e0
  5. #b6ece5
  6. #c2efe9
  7. #cef2ed
  8. #daf5f2
  9. #e7f9f6
  10. #f3fcfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#85dfd3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #85dfd3
  2. #85d6cb
  3. #84ccc2
  4. #84c3ba
  5. #83b9b2
  6. #83b0aa
  7. #82a6a1
  8. #829d99
  9. #819391
  10. #818a88
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cfcfcf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b6d6d1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d7d6d3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c7cad4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #62e3db ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bcdad3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b1d3d4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #71e1d8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-85dfd3 {
  color: #85dfd3;
}
Background
.bg-85dfd3 {
  background-color: #85dfd3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-85dfd3 {
  border: 2px solid #85dfd3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #85dfd3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 133 223 211;
  --color-primary-hsl: 172 58% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-85dfd3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #85dfd3, #85bedf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-85dfd3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(133 223 211 / 0.35);
}

#40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 5.58 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 6.25 #08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 6.99 #afeeee Pale Turquoise ΔE 7.63 #aaf0d1 Magic Mint ΔE 8.36 #9fe2bf Seafoam Green ΔE 8.78 #7df9ff Electric Blue ΔE 8.78 #7a202c Inverted #cfcfcf Grayscale 

Turquoise
#85dfd3  rgb(133, 223, 211)  hsl(172, 58%, 70%)  Turquoise
#df8591  rgb(223, 133, 145)  hsl(352, 58%, 70%)  Puce
#d385df  rgb(211, 133, 223)  hsl(292, 58%, 70%)  Violet
#dfd385  rgb(223, 211, 133)  hsl(52, 58%, 70%)  Flax