Palettes / Colors / #608564

#608564 — Dusty Green

#608564 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 #608564 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.

#608564 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 #856081; it also sits naturally between #6F8560 and #608576. 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 38% · Green 52% · Blue 39%

Cyan 28% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 25% · Key 48%

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

Previews

CSS code for #608564

.text { color: #608564; }
.background { background-color: #608564; }
.border { border: 3px solid #608564; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(96, 133, 100); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(126, 16%, 45%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #608564; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(96, 133, 100, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #608564; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(96, 133, 100, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#608564">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#608564">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #856081:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #608564: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #608564

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 #608564 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 #608564 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

← #608563  ·  #608565 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #608564?

#608564 is Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 96, 133, 100). Its closest standard named color is DimGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #608564?

#608564 is RGB 96, 133, 100 — HSL 126°, 16%, 45% — CMYK 28%, 0%, 25%, 48%.

What colors go with #608564?

Its complement is #856081; analogous partners are #6F8560 and #608576. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #608564 for text?

Black text on #608564 has a contrast ratio of 5.04:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.17:1.