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#85edcb color: Light Turquoise

#85edcb is rgb(133, 237, 203) in RGB and oklch(87.356% 0.10938 170.442) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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160°
100%

87.4%
0.109
170°
  • Emerald
  • Very light
  • Soft
  • Pastel
  • Cool
  • ≈ Aquamarine
  • emerald-200
  • Black 7%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.40:1Hard to read
Lc -22
Black text
14.97:1Readable · AA
Lc 84

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About #85edcb

#85edcb is a pastel very light emerald color. In OKLCH it has 87.4% lightness, 0.109 chroma and a hue of 170°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.4:1 contrast and black text 14.97:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Light Turquoise (#7ef4cc). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is emerald-200.

More very light emerald colors

Lighter: #85edcb mixed with white

  1. 85edcb
  2. 94efd0
  3. a1f1d5
  4. aef3da
  5. bbf5e0
  6. c7f7e5
  7. d2f8ea
  8. defaef
  9. e9fcf4
  10. f4fdfa

Darker: #85edcb mixed with black

  1. 85edcb
  2. 73ceb0
  3. 61b096
  4. 50937d
  5. 407765
  6. 305c4d
  7. 214237
  8. 132a22
  9. 06140f
  10. 010302

Calmer: #85edcb with less saturation

  1. 85edcb
  2. 8febcc
  3. 99e9cd
  4. a2e6ce
  5. aae4cf
  6. b2e2d0
  7. badfd1
  8. c1ddd2
  9. c8dad3
  10. cfd8d4

Questions about #85edcb

What color is #85edcb?

#85edcb is pastel very light emerald. The closest named color is Light Turquoise. In RGB it is rgb(133, 237, 203), in HSL hsl(160.38, 74.29%, 72.55%) and in OKLCH oklch(87.356% 0.10938 170.442).

What colors go well with #85edcb?

The complementary color of #85edcb is #ffb9df. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #aee8a3 and #72ebf2. The triadic partners are #d4ccff and #ffc299.

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

Black text reads better on #85edcb: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.4:1 and black gives 14.97:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #85edcb a warm or cool color?

#85edcb is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 170 degrees, its lightness 87.4% and its chroma 0.109.