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#85DFD8

#85dfd8 ≈ Medium Turquoise

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#85dfd8 is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 52.16% red, 87.45% green and 84.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 40.36% cyan, 0% magenta, 3.14% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 175.33°, with 58.44% saturation and 69.8% 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 13.54:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Turquoise (#48d1cc), ΔE 5.87.

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Relative luminance0.6272

Complementary

  1. #85dfd8
  2. #df858c

Split complementary

  1. #85dfd8
  2. #df85b9
  3. #dfab85

Analogous

  1. #85dfab
  2. #85dfd8
  3. #85b9df

Triadic

  1. #85dfd8
  2. #d885df
  3. #dfd885

Tetradic

  1. #85dfd8
  2. #858cdf
  3. #df858c
  4. #dfd885

Square

  1. #85dfd8
  2. #ab85df
  3. #df858c
  4. #b9df85

Monochromatic

  1. #2aa198
  2. #48cfc5
  3. #85dfd8
  4. #c2efeb
  5. #effbfa

Shades

#85dfd8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #85dfd8
  2. #78c9c2
  3. #6ab2ad
  4. #5d9c97
  5. #508682
  6. #43706c
  7. #355956
  8. #284341
  9. #1b2d2b
  10. #0d1616
  11. #000000

Tints

#85dfd8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #85dfd8
  2. #91e2dc
  3. #9de5e0
  4. #aae9e4
  5. #b6ece8
  6. #c2efec
  7. #cef2ef
  8. #daf5f3
  9. #e7f9f7
  10. #f3fcfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#85dfd8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #85dfd8
  2. #85d6cf
  3. #84ccc6
  4. #84c3be
  5. #83b9b5
  6. #83b0ac
  7. #82a6a3
  8. #829d9a
  9. #819392
  10. #818a89
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.55:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cfcfcf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b6d6d3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d6d6d8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c6cbd9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #5fe3dd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bbdad8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b0d3d9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #70e2db ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-85dfd8 {
  color: #85dfd8;
}
Background
.bg-85dfd8 {
  background-color: #85dfd8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-85dfd8 {
  border: 2px solid #85dfd8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #85dfd8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 133 223 216;
  --color-primary-hsl: 175 58% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-85dfd8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #85dfd8, #85b9df);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-85dfd8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(133 223 216 / 0.35);
}

#48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 5.87 #40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 6.27 #afeeee Pale Turquoise ΔE 6.61 #08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 7.03 #7df9ff Electric Blue ΔE 7.46 #b2ffff Celeste ΔE 8.27 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 8.32 #7a2027 Inverted #cfcfcf Grayscale 

Medium Turquoise
#85dfd8  rgb(133, 223, 216)  hsl(175, 58%, 70%)  Medium Turquoise
#df858c  rgb(223, 133, 140)  hsl(355, 58%, 70%)  Light Coral
#d885df  rgb(216, 133, 223)  hsl(295, 58%, 70%)  Violet
#dfd885  rgb(223, 216, 133)  hsl(55, 58%, 70%)  Khaki