Palettes / Colors / #798E53

#798E53 — Dusty Green

#798E53 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 #798E53 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.

#798E53 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 #67538D; it also sits naturally between #8D8553 and #5C8D53. 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 47% · Green 56% · Blue 33%

Cyan 15% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 42% · Key 44%

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

Previews

CSS code for #798E53

.text { color: #798E53; }
.background { background-color: #798E53; }
.border { border: 3px solid #798E53; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(121, 142, 83); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(81, 26%, 44%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #798E53; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(121, 142, 83, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #798E53; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(121, 142, 83, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#798E53">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#798E53">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #67538D:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #798E53: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #798E53

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 #798E53 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 #798E53 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 #798E53?

#798E53 is Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 121, 142, 83). Its closest standard named color is DimGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #798E53?

#798E53 is RGB 121, 142, 83 — HSL 81°, 26%, 44% — CMYK 15%, 0%, 42%, 44%.

What colors go with #798E53?

Its complement is #67538D; analogous partners are #8D8553 and #5C8D53. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #798E53 for text?

Black text on #798E53 has a contrast ratio of 5.81:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.62:1.