Palettes / Colors / #525933

#525933 — Deep Dusty Green

#525933 is a green color we call Deep Dusty Green, closest to the named color DarkOliveGreen (#556B2F). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkolivegreen (#556B2F) — not an exact match. CSS darkolivegreen gives you #556B2F, a different color; use #525933 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.

#525933 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 #393257; it also sits naturally between #574C32 and #3E5732. 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 32% · Green 35% · Blue 20%

Cyan 8% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 43% · Key 65%

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

Previews

CSS code for #525933

.text { color: #525933; }
.background { background-color: #525933; }
.border { border: 3px solid #525933; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(82, 89, 51); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(71, 27%, 27%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #525933; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(82, 89, 51, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #525933; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(82, 89, 51, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#525933">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#525933">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #393257:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #525933: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #525933

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 #525933 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 #525933 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 #525933?

#525933 is Deep Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 82, 89, 51). Its closest standard named color is DarkOliveGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #525933?

#525933 is RGB 82, 89, 51 — HSL 71°, 27%, 27% — CMYK 8%, 0%, 43%, 65%.

What colors go with #525933?

Its complement is #393257; analogous partners are #574C32 and #3E5732. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #525933 for text?

White text on #525933 has a contrast ratio of 7.41:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.84:1.