Palettes / Colors / #6DB079

#6DB079 — Dusty Green

#6DB079 is a green color we call Dusty Green, closest to the named color DarkSeaGreen (#8FBC8F). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkseagreen (#8FBC8F) — not an exact match. CSS darkseagreen gives you #8FBC8F, a different color; use #6DB079 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.

#6DB079 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 #B06DA4; it also sits naturally between #82B06D and #6DB09B. 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 43% · Green 69% · Blue 47%

Cyan 38% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 31% · Key 31%

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

Previews

CSS code for #6DB079

.text { color: #6DB079; }
.background { background-color: #6DB079; }
.border { border: 3px solid #6DB079; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(109, 176, 121); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(131, 30%, 56%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #6DB079; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(109, 176, 121, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #6DB079; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(109, 176, 121, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#6DB079">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#6DB079">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B06DA4:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #6DB079: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #6DB079

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 #6DB079 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 #6DB079 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 #6DB079?

#6DB079 is Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 109, 176, 121). Its closest standard named color is DarkSeaGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #6DB079?

#6DB079 is RGB 109, 176, 121 — HSL 131°, 30%, 56% — CMYK 38%, 0%, 31%, 31%.

What colors go with #6DB079?

Its complement is #B06DA4; analogous partners are #82B06D and #6DB09B. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #6DB079 for text?

Black text on #6DB079 has a contrast ratio of 8.14:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.58:1.