Palettes / Colors / #525939

#525939 — Dusty Green

#525939 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 #525939 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.

#525939 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 #413A5A; it also sits naturally between #5A513A and #435A3A. 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 22%

Cyan 8% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 36% · Key 65%

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

Previews

CSS code for #525939

.text { color: #525939; }
.background { background-color: #525939; }
.border { border: 3px solid #525939; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(82, 89, 57); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(73, 22%, 29%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #525939; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(82, 89, 57, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #525939; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(82, 89, 57, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#525939">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#525939">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #413A5A:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #525939: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #525939

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 #525939 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 #525939 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

← #525938  ·  #52593A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #525939?

#525939 is Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 82, 89, 57). Its closest standard named color is DarkOliveGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #525939?

#525939 is RGB 82, 89, 57 — HSL 73°, 22%, 29% — CMYK 8%, 0%, 36%, 65%.

What colors go with #525939?

Its complement is #413A5A; analogous partners are #5A513A and #435A3A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #525939 for text?

White text on #525939 has a contrast ratio of 7.38:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.85:1.