Palettes / Colors / #536751

#536751 — Dusty Green

#536751 is a green color we call Dusty Green, closest to the named color DimGray (#696969). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: dimgray (#696969) — not an exact match. CSS dimgray gives you #696969, a different color; use #536751 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.

#536751 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 #655167; it also sits naturally between #5E6751 and #51675A. 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 33% · Green 40% · Blue 32%

Cyan 19% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 21% · Key 60%

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

Previews

CSS code for #536751

.text { color: #536751; }
.background { background-color: #536751; }
.border { border: 3px solid #536751; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(83, 103, 81); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(115, 12%, 36%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #536751; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(83, 103, 81, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #536751; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(83, 103, 81, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#536751">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#536751">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #655167:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #536751: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #536751

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 #536751 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 #536751 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 #536751?

#536751 is Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 83, 103, 81). Its closest standard named color is DimGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #536751?

#536751 is RGB 83, 103, 81 — HSL 115°, 12%, 36% — CMYK 19%, 0%, 21%, 60%.

What colors go with #536751?

Its complement is #655167; analogous partners are #5E6751 and #51675A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #536751 for text?

White text on #536751 has a contrast ratio of 6.13:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.43:1.