Sand
#85ECF9 · Sand
#85ECF9 is Sand, a cool cyan color. It has an RGB value of 133, 236, 249 and a relative luminance of 0.718, making it a light surface.
Temperature
❄ Cool
Hue family
cyan
Luminance
0.72
Conversions
HEX
RGB
HSL
HSV
CMYK
OKLCHPro
Contrast & accessibility
On white
The quick fox
1.37:1
AA normal✕
AA large✕
AAA normal✕
On black
The quick fox
15.36:1
AA normal✓
AA large✓
AAA normal✓
Color harmonies
Complementary
Split-complementary
Shades & tints
Similar named colors
Frequently asked
What is the color #85ECF9?
#85ECF9 is Sand, a cool cyan color. In RGB it is 133, 236, 249, and in HSL it is 187°, 91%, 75%.
Is #85ECF9 a light or dark color?
#85ECF9 has a relative luminance of 0.718, so it reads as a light surface. Use dark text on top of it for the best contrast.
What colors go well with #85ECF9?
Its complementary color is #F99385. For softer combinations, try the analogous or split-complementary harmonies shown above.