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#85AD99

Dusty Emerald

#85AD99 is the CSS named color "darkseagreen", an exact match. In RGB it breaks down to red 133, green 173, and blue 153 out of 255 each. In HSL terms that's a hue of 150°, 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#85ad99
RGBrgb(133, 173, 153)
HSLhsl(150° 20% 60%)
HSBhsb(150° 23% 68%)
OKLCHoklch(71% 0.052 163°)
OKLABoklab(71% -0.050 0.015)
LCHlch(67% 18.1 162°)
CMYKcmyk(23% 0% 12% 32%)

Shades (darker)

#85ad99 · #749b88 · #638a77 · #537966 · #436856

Tints (lighter)

#85ad99 · #8eb6a2 · #97bfab · #a0c8b4 · #a9d2bd

Shades mix #85AD99 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: 2.49:1 — fails
On black: 8.43:1 — AAA

Frequently asked

What is #85AD99 in RGB?
#85AD99 is rgb(133, 173, 153) — red 133, green 173, blue 153 out of 255 each.
Does #85AD99 pass WCAG contrast on a white background?
It has a contrast ratio of 2.49:1 against white, which fails for normal text.
What's a good background color to pair with #85AD99?
Black text or a black background gives better contrast (8.43:1) than white (2.49:1).

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