Palettes / Colors / #57794E

#57794E — Dusty Green

#57794E 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 #57794E 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.

#57794E 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 #704E79; it also sits naturally between #6D794E and #4E795A. 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 34% · Green 47% · Blue 31%

Cyan 28% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 36% · Key 53%

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

Previews

CSS code for #57794E

.text { color: #57794E; }
.background { background-color: #57794E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #57794E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(87, 121, 78); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(107, 22%, 39%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #57794E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(87, 121, 78, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #57794E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(87, 121, 78, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#57794E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#57794E">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #704E79:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #57794E: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #57794E

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 #57794E 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 #57794E 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

← #57794D  ·  #57794F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #57794E?

#57794E is Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 87, 121, 78). Its closest standard named color is DarkOliveGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #57794E?

#57794E is RGB 87, 121, 78 — HSL 107°, 22%, 39% — CMYK 28%, 0%, 36%, 53%.

What colors go with #57794E?

Its complement is #704E79; analogous partners are #6D794E and #4E795A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #57794E for text?

White text on #57794E has a contrast ratio of 4.94:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.25:1.