Palettes / Colors / #85BC99

#85BC99 — Dusty Green

#85BC99 is a green color we call Dusty 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 #85BC99 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.

#85BC99 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 #BC85A8; it also sits naturally between #8DBC85 and #85BCB5. 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 60%

Cyan 29% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 19% · Key 26%

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

Previews

CSS code for #85BC99

.text { color: #85BC99; }
.background { background-color: #85BC99; }
.border { border: 3px solid #85BC99; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(133, 188, 153); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(142, 29%, 63%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #85BC99; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(133, 188, 153, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #85BC99; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(133, 188, 153, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#85BC99">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#85BC99">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BC85A8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #85BC99: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #85BC99

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 #85BC99 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 #85BC99 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

← #85BC98  ·  #85BC9A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #85BC99?

#85BC99 is Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 133, 188, 153). Its closest standard named color is DarkSeaGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #85BC99?

#85BC99 is RGB 133, 188, 153 — HSL 142°, 29%, 63% — CMYK 29%, 0%, 19%, 26%.

What colors go with #85BC99?

Its complement is #BC85A8; analogous partners are #8DBC85 and #85BCB5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #85BC99 for text?

Black text on #85BC99 has a contrast ratio of 9.65:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.18:1.