#85C5CC Hex Color

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#85c5cc is a hex color. It can be described as tinted, pastel, ashy, dusty, very unsaturated, cold, cool and cyan. It is a shade of cyan, sky blue. The hex code is #85c5cc.

Questions about #85c5cc

What is #85c5cc in RGB, HSL and CMYK?
In RGB, #85c5cc is rgb(133, 197, 204), in HSL hsl(186, 41%, 66%) and in CMYK 35%, 3%, 0%, 20%.
Is #85c5cc readable on white or black?
#85c5cc has a 1.93:1 contrast ratio on white and 10.85:1 on black. WCAG asks for 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, so on white it is too faint for text and on black it works for body text. Try other pairs in the contrast checker.