Palettes / Colors / #85BBBE

#85BBBE — Dusty Teal

#85BBBE 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 #85BBBE 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.

#85BBBE 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 #BD8784; it also sits naturally between #84BDA3 and #849EBD. 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 75%

Cyan 30% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 0% · Key 25%

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

Previews

CSS code for #85BBBE

.text { color: #85BBBE; }
.background { background-color: #85BBBE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #85BBBE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(133, 187, 190); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(183, 30%, 63%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #85BBBE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(133, 187, 190, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #85BBBE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(133, 187, 190, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BD8784:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #85BBBE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #85BBBE

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 #85BBBE 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 #85BBBE 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

← #85BBBD  ·  #85BBBF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #85BBBE?

#85BBBE is Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 133, 187, 190). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #85BBBE?

#85BBBE is RGB 133, 187, 190 — HSL 183°, 30%, 63% — CMYK 30%, 2%, 0%, 25%.

What colors go with #85BBBE?

Its complement is #BD8784; analogous partners are #84BDA3 and #849EBD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #85BBBE for text?

Black text on #85BBBE has a contrast ratio of 9.85:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.13:1.