Palettes / Colors / #52844D

#52844D — Dusty Green

#52844D is a green color we call Dusty Green, closest to the named color SeaGreen (#2E8B57). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: seagreen (#2E8B57) — not an exact match. CSS seagreen gives you #2E8B57, a different color; use #52844D 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.

#52844D 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 #7F4D84; it also sits naturally between #6D844D and #4D8464. 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 52% · Blue 30%

Cyan 38% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 42% · Key 48%

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

Previews

CSS code for #52844D

.text { color: #52844D; }
.background { background-color: #52844D; }
.border { border: 3px solid #52844D; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(82, 132, 77); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(115, 26%, 41%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #52844D; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(82, 132, 77, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #52844D; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(82, 132, 77, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#52844D">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#52844D">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #7F4D84:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #52844D: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #52844D

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 #52844D 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 #52844D 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

← #52844C  ·  #52844E →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #52844D?

#52844D is Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 82, 132, 77). Its closest standard named color is SeaGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #52844D?

#52844D is RGB 82, 132, 77 — HSL 115°, 26%, 41% — CMYK 38%, 0%, 42%, 48%.

What colors go with #52844D?

Its complement is #7F4D84; analogous partners are #6D844D and #4D8464. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #52844D for text?

Black text on #52844D has a contrast ratio of 4.77:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.41:1.