Palettes / Colors / #85AFBB

#85AFBB — Dusty Teal

#85AFBB is a teal color we call Dusty Teal, closest to the named color DarkGray (#A9A9A9). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkgray (#A9A9A9) — not an exact match. CSS darkgray gives you #A9A9A9, a different color; use #85AFBB when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#85AFBB is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity and balance. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #BB9286; it also sits naturally between #86BBAC and #8695BB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 52% · Green 69% · Blue 73%

Cyan 29% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 0% · Key 27%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #85AFBB

.text { color: #85AFBB; }
.background { background-color: #85AFBB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #85AFBB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(133, 175, 187); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(193, 28%, 63%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #85AFBB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(133, 175, 187, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #85AFBB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(133, 175, 187, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#85AFBB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#85AFBB">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BB9286:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #85AFBB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #85AFBB

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #85AFBB looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #85AFBB rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #85AFBB?

#85AFBB is Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 133, 175, 187). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #85AFBB?

#85AFBB is RGB 133, 175, 187 — HSL 193°, 28%, 63% — CMYK 29%, 6%, 0%, 27%.

What colors go with #85AFBB?

Its complement is #BB9286; analogous partners are #86BBAC and #8695BB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #85AFBB for text?

Black text on #85AFBB has a contrast ratio of 8.85:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.37:1.