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#85cca2 color: Frost Gum

#85cca2 is rgb(133, 204, 162) in RGB and oklch(78.662% 0.09366 157.444) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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145°
100%

78.7%
0.094
157°
  • Emerald
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Pistachio
  • teal-400
  • Black 20%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.88:1Hard to read
Lc -40
Black text
11.16:1Readable · AA
Lc 68

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About #85cca2

#85cca2 is a soft light emerald color. In OKLCH it has 78.7% lightness, 0.094 chroma and a hue of 157°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.88:1 contrast and black text 11.16:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Frost Gum (#8ecb9e). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-400.

More light emerald colors

Lighter: #85cca2 mixed with white

  1. 85cca2
  2. 92d1ab
  3. 9fd6b4
  4. abdcbd
  5. b7e1c7
  6. c3e6d0
  7. cfebd9
  8. dbf0e3
  9. e7f5ec
  10. f3faf5

Darker: #85cca2 mixed with black

  1. 85cca2
  2. 73b18c
  3. 619777
  4. 507e63
  5. 40654f
  6. 304e3c
  7. 21372a
  8. 132219
  9. 060f0a
  10. 010201

Calmer: #85cca2 with less saturation

  1. 85cca2
  2. 8bcaa4
  3. 91c9a7
  4. 97c7a9
  5. 9cc5ac
  6. a2c3ae
  7. a7c1b0
  8. abbfb2
  9. b0bdb5
  10. b5bbb7

Questions about #85cca2

What color is #85cca2?

#85cca2 is soft light emerald. The closest named color is Frost Gum. In RGB it is rgb(133, 204, 162), in HSL hsl(144.51, 41.04%, 66.08%) and in OKLCH oklch(78.662% 0.09366 157.444).

What colors go well with #85cca2?

The complementary color of #85cca2 is #e1a2cf. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #a9c584 and #6bcdc4. The triadic partners are #aab4f5 and #eea58e.

Is white or black text more readable on #85cca2?

Black text reads better on #85cca2: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.88:1 and black gives 11.16:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #85cca2 a warm or cool color?

#85cca2 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 157 degrees, its lightness 78.7% and its chroma 0.094.