Palettes / Colors / #5E9155

#5E9155 — Dusty Green

#5E9155 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 #5E9155 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.

#5E9155 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 #885591; it also sits naturally between #7C9155 and #55916A. 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 37% · Green 57% · Blue 33%

Cyan 35% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 41% · Key 43%

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

Previews

CSS code for #5E9155

.text { color: #5E9155; }
.background { background-color: #5E9155; }
.border { border: 3px solid #5E9155; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(94, 145, 85); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(111, 26%, 45%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #5E9155; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(94, 145, 85, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #5E9155; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(94, 145, 85, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#5E9155">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#5E9155">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #885591:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #5E9155: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #5E9155

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 #5E9155 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 #5E9155 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 #5E9155?

#5E9155 is Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 94, 145, 85). Its closest standard named color is DimGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #5E9155?

#5E9155 is RGB 94, 145, 85 — HSL 111°, 26%, 45% — CMYK 35%, 0%, 41%, 43%.

What colors go with #5E9155?

Its complement is #885591; analogous partners are #7C9155 and #55916A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #5E9155 for text?

Black text on #5E9155 has a contrast ratio of 5.66:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.71:1.