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#85eca9 color: Soft very light emerald

#85eca9 is rgb(133, 236, 169) in RGB and oklch(86.305% 0.13525 154.004) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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141°
100%

86.3%
0.135
154°
  • Emerald
  • Very light
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Aquamarine
  • green-300
  • Black 7%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.44:1Hard to read
Lc -24
Black text
14.57:1Readable · AA
Lc 83

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About #85eca9

#85eca9 is a soft very light emerald color. In OKLCH it has 86.3% lightness, 0.135 chroma and a hue of 154°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.44:1 contrast and black text 14.57:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Mint Tonic (#99eeaa). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is green-300.

More very light emerald colors

Lighter: #85eca9 mixed with white

  1. 85eca9
  2. 93eeb2
  3. a1f0ba
  4. aef2c3
  5. baf4cc
  6. c6f6d4
  7. d2f8dd
  8. ddfae5
  9. e9fcee
  10. f4fdf6

Darker: #85eca9 mixed with black

  1. 85eca9
  2. 73cd92
  3. 61af7c
  4. 509267
  5. 407653
  6. 305b3f
  7. 21422c
  8. 13291b
  9. 06130a
  10. 010301

Calmer: #85eca9 with less saturation

  1. 85eca9
  2. 8feaad
  3. 98e7b2
  4. a0e5b6
  5. a9e2ba
  6. b0e0be
  7. b7ddc2
  8. bedac6
  9. c5d8ca
  10. ccd5ce

Questions about #85eca9

What color is #85eca9?

#85eca9 is soft very light emerald. The closest named color is Soft very light emerald. In RGB it is rgb(133, 236, 169), in HSL hsl(140.97, 73.05%, 72.35%) and in OKLCH oklch(86.305% 0.13525 154.004).

What colors go well with #85eca9?

The complementary color of #85eca9 is #ffb0f7. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #bfe17a and #4befdc. The triadic partners are #bfceff and #ffbba8.

Is white or black text more readable on #85eca9?

Black text reads better on #85eca9: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.44:1 and black gives 14.57:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #85eca9 a warm or cool color?

#85eca9 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 154 degrees, its lightness 86.3% and its chroma 0.135.