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#85CDCA closest to Cerulean Skies

#85CDCA is a light, muted turquoise; the closest named color is Cerulean Skies. In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 80.4% green and 79.2% blue (rgb(133, 205, 202)). Its HSL value is 177° hue, 42% saturation and 66% lightness, and in CMYK it is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 20% black. #85CDCA is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.58:1.

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Variations of #85CDCA

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#85CDCA color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#85CDCA for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #85CDCA appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 86% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #B8BCCB
  • Protanopia 85% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C5C6CA
  • Protanomaly 89% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B6C7CA
  • Deuteranopia 86% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B8BCCB
  • Deuteranomaly 90% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #ABC2CB
  • Tritanopia 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #69D1CC
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #7ACFCB
  • Achromatopsia 85% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C0C0C0
  • Achromatomaly 89% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B4C4C3

#85CDCA contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.81:1 Very poor#85CDCA text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.58:1 Very good#85CDCA text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#85CDCA in CSS

/* Cerulean Skies */
.color { color: #85CDCA; }
.background { background-color: #85CDCA; }
.border { border: 1px solid #85CDCA; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(133 205 202);
color: hsl(177 42% 66%);
color: oklch(0.800 0.072 192.5);

#85CDCA FAQ

What color is #85CDCA?

#85CDCA is a light, muted turquoise. Its closest named color is Cerulean Skies. It belongs to the turquoise color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #85CDCA?

#85CDCA is rgb(133, 205, 202) in RGB, hsl(177, 42%, 66%) in HSL and cmyk(35%, 0%, 1%, 20%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #85CDCA?

The complementary color of #85CDCA is #CD8588, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #85CDCA?

Black text has the best contrast on #85CDCA: 11.58:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #85CDCA a warm or cool color?

#85CDCA is a cool color.