#85A9AD Color

#85A9AD is rgb(133, 169, 173) in RGB and hsl(186, 20%, 60%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#85A9AD

HEX#85A9AD

RGBrgb(133, 169, 173)

HSLhsl(186, 20%, 60%)

HSVhsv(186, 23%, 68%)

OKLCHoklch(71% 0.04 204.7)

CMYKcmyk(23%, 2%, 0%, 32%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #85A9AD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.54:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.28:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #85A9AD based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#85A9AD Complementary#AD8985 Analogous#85AD9D Analogous#8595AD Triadic#AD85A9 Triadic#A9AD85

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #85A9AD, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#94B4B8 #A6C1C4 #B6CCCE #C8D8DA #D7E3E4 #EAF0F1

Shades

#6C989D #5A8287 #496A6E #395356 #293B3D #182325

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