#85ADAA
Dusty Teal
#85ADAA is the CSS named color "darkseagreen", an exact match. In RGB it breaks down to red 133, green 173, and blue 170 out of 255 each. In HSL terms that's a hue of 176°, 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 | #85adaa |
| RGB | rgb(133, 173, 170) |
| HSL | hsl(176° 20% 60%) |
| HSB | hsb(176° 23% 68%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72% 0.043 191°) |
| OKLAB | oklab(72% -0.043 -0.008) |
| LCH | lch(68% 14.8 192°) |
| CMYK | cmyk(23% 0% 2% 32%) |
Shades (darker)
#85adaa · #749b98 · #638a87 · #527976 · #426865
Tints (lighter)
#85adaa · #8eb6b3 · #96bfbc · #9fc8c5 · #a8d1ce
Shades mix #85ADAA 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: 2.45:1 — fails
On black: 8.56:1 — AAA
Frequently asked
- What is #85ADAA in RGB?
- #85ADAA is rgb(133, 173, 170) — red 133, green 173, blue 170 out of 255 each.
- Does #85ADAA pass WCAG contrast on a white background?
- It has a contrast ratio of 2.45:1 against white, which fails for normal text.
- What's a good background color to pair with #85ADAA?
- Black text or a black background gives better contrast (8.56:1) than white (2.45:1).