Palettes / Colors / #85BC93

#85BC93 — Dusty Green

#85BC93 is a green color we call Dusty Green, closest to the named color DarkSeaGreen (#8FBC8F). It belongs to the green family.

#85BC93 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 #BC85AE; it also sits naturally between #93BC85 and #85BCAE. 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 74% · Blue 58%

Cyan 29% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 22% · Key 26%

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

Previews

CSS code for #85BC93

.text { color: #85BC93; }
.background { background-color: #85BC93; }
.border { border: 3px solid #85BC93; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(133, 188, 147); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(135, 29%, 63%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #85BC93; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(133, 188, 147, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #85BC93; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(133, 188, 147, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#85BC93">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#85BC93">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BC85AE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #85BC93: #000000.

How #85BC93 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 #85BC93 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 #85BC93?

#85BC93 is Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 133, 188, 147). Its closest standard named color is DarkSeaGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #85BC93?

#85BC93 is RGB 133, 188, 147 — HSL 135°, 29%, 63% — CMYK 29%, 0%, 22%, 26%.

What colors go with #85BC93?

Its complement is #BC85AE; analogous partners are #93BC85 and #85BCAE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #85BC93 for text?

Black text on #85BC93 has a contrast ratio of 9.61:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.18:1.