Palettes / Colors / #85BB73

#85BB73 — Muted Green

#85BB73 is a green color we call Muted Green, closest to the named color DarkSeaGreen (#8FBC8F). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkseagreen (#8FBC8F) — not an exact match. CSS darkseagreen gives you #8FBC8F, a different color; use #85BB73 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.

#85BB73 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 #A972BB; it also sits naturally between #A9BB72 and #72BB84. 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 73% · Blue 45%

Cyan 29% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 39% · Key 27%

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

Previews

CSS code for #85BB73

.text { color: #85BB73; }
.background { background-color: #85BB73; }
.border { border: 3px solid #85BB73; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(133, 187, 115); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(105, 35%, 59%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #85BB73; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(133, 187, 115, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #85BB73; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(133, 187, 115, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#85BB73">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#85BB73">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A972BB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #85BB73: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #85BB73

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 #85BB73 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 #85BB73 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 #85BB73?

#85BB73 is Muted Green, a green color (RGB 133, 187, 115). Its closest standard named color is DarkSeaGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #85BB73?

#85BB73 is RGB 133, 187, 115 — HSL 105°, 35%, 59% — CMYK 29%, 0%, 39%, 27%.

What colors go with #85BB73?

Its complement is #A972BB; analogous partners are #A9BB72 and #72BB84. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #85BB73 for text?

Black text on #85BB73 has a contrast ratio of 9.35:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.25:1.