Palettes / Colors / #668D5E

#668D5E — Dusty Green

#668D5E 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 #668D5E 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.

#668D5E 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 #855E8D; it also sits naturally between #7D8D5E and #5E8D6D. 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 40% · Green 55% · Blue 37%

Cyan 28% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 33% · Key 45%

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

Previews

CSS code for #668D5E

.text { color: #668D5E; }
.background { background-color: #668D5E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #668D5E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(102, 141, 94); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(110, 20%, 46%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #668D5E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(102, 141, 94, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #668D5E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(102, 141, 94, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#668D5E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#668D5E">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #855E8D:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #668D5E: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #668D5E

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 #668D5E 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 #668D5E 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 #668D5E?

#668D5E is Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 102, 141, 94). Its closest standard named color is DimGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #668D5E?

#668D5E is RGB 102, 141, 94 — HSL 110°, 20%, 46% — CMYK 28%, 0%, 33%, 45%.

What colors go with #668D5E?

Its complement is #855E8D; analogous partners are #7D8D5E and #5E8D6D. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #668D5E for text?

Black text on #668D5E has a contrast ratio of 5.54:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.79:1.