Palettes / Colors / #85B87F

#85B87F — Dusty Green

#85B87F is a green color we call Dusty Green, closest to the named color DarkSeaGreen (#8FBC8F). It belongs to the green family.

#85B87F is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm 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 #B37FB8; it also sits naturally between #A1B87F and #7FB896. 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 72% · Blue 50%

Cyan 28% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 31% · Key 28%

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

Previews

CSS code for #85B87F

.text { color: #85B87F; }
.background { background-color: #85B87F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #85B87F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(133, 184, 127); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(114, 29%, 61%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #85B87F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(133, 184, 127, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #85B87F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(133, 184, 127, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#85B87F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#85B87F">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B37FB8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #85B87F: #000000.

How #85B87F 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 #85B87F 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 #85B87F?

#85B87F is Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 133, 184, 127). Its closest standard named color is DarkSeaGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #85B87F?

#85B87F is RGB 133, 184, 127 — HSL 114°, 29%, 61% — CMYK 28%, 0%, 31%, 28%.

What colors go with #85B87F?

Its complement is #B37FB8; analogous partners are #A1B87F and #7FB896. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #85B87F for text?

Black text on #85B87F has a contrast ratio of 9.16:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.29:1.