Palettes / Colors / #525934

#525934 — Dusty Green

#525934 is a green color we call 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 #525934 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.

#525934 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 #3C355A; it also sits naturally between #5A4E35 and #415A35. 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 42% · Key 65%

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

Previews

CSS code for #525934

.text { color: #525934; }
.background { background-color: #525934; }
.border { border: 3px solid #525934; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(82, 89, 52); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(71, 26%, 28%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #525934; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(82, 89, 52, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #525934; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(82, 89, 52, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#525934">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#525934">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #3C355A:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #525934: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #525934

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 #525934 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 #525934 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

← #525933  ·  #525935 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #525934?

#525934 is Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 82, 89, 52). Its closest standard named color is DarkOliveGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #525934?

#525934 is RGB 82, 89, 52 — HSL 71°, 26%, 28% — CMYK 8%, 0%, 42%, 65%.

What colors go with #525934?

Its complement is #3C355A; analogous partners are #5A4E35 and #415A35. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #525934 for text?

White text on #525934 has a contrast ratio of 7.40:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.84:1.