Palettes / Colors / #5FA565

#5FA565 — Dusty Green

#5FA565 is a green color we call Dusty Green, closest to the named color Gray (#808080). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: gray (#808080) — not an exact match. CSS gray gives you #808080, a different color; use #5FA565 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.

#5FA565 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 #A55F9F; it also sits naturally between #7CA55F and #5FA588. 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 65% · Blue 40%

Cyan 42% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 39% · Key 35%

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

Previews

CSS code for #5FA565

.text { color: #5FA565; }
.background { background-color: #5FA565; }
.border { border: 3px solid #5FA565; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(95, 165, 101); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(125, 28%, 51%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #5FA565; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(95, 165, 101, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #5FA565; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(95, 165, 101, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#5FA565">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#5FA565">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A55F9F:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #5FA565: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #5FA565

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 #5FA565 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 #5FA565 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 #5FA565?

#5FA565 is Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 95, 165, 101). Its closest standard named color is Gray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #5FA565?

#5FA565 is RGB 95, 165, 101 — HSL 125°, 28%, 51% — CMYK 42%, 0%, 39%, 35%.

What colors go with #5FA565?

Its complement is #A55F9F; analogous partners are #7CA55F and #5FA588. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #5FA565 for text?

Black text on #5FA565 has a contrast ratio of 7.06:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.98:1.