#85A7AD
Dusty Cyan
#85A7AD is the CSS named color "darkgray", an exact match. In RGB it breaks down to red 133, green 167, and blue 173 out of 255 each. In HSL terms that's a hue of 189°, 20% saturation, and 60% lightness: on the lighter side — readable as large or bold text on a dark background, but too pale for small body text on white.
Every format
| HEX | #85a7ad |
| RGB | rgb(133, 167, 173) |
| HSL | hsl(189° 20% 60%) |
| HSB | hsb(189° 23% 68%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71% 0.038 209°) |
| OKLAB | oklab(71% -0.033 -0.019) |
| LCH | lch(66% 13.1 213°) |
| CMYK | cmyk(23% 3% 0% 32%) |
Shades (darker)
#85a7ad · #74969c · #64858a · #53747a · #446469
Tints (lighter)
#85a7ad · #8eb0b6 · #97bac0 · #a0c3c9 · #a9ccd3
Shades mix #85A7AD toward black in even steps, useful for hover and pressed states in a UI; tints mix it toward white, useful for subtle backgrounds and disabled states that still read as the same color family.
On white: 2.58:1 — fails
On black: 8.13:1 — AAA
Frequently asked
- What is #85A7AD in RGB?
- #85A7AD is rgb(133, 167, 173) — red 133, green 167, blue 173 out of 255 each.
- Does #85A7AD pass WCAG contrast on a white background?
- It has a contrast ratio of 2.58:1 against white, which fails for normal text.
- What's a good background color to pair with #85A7AD?
- Black text or a black background gives better contrast (8.13:1) than white (2.58:1).