Palettes / Colors / #79A080

#79A080 — Dusty Green

#79A080 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 #79A080 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.

#79A080 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 #A07999; it also sits naturally between #85A079 and #79A093. 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 63% · Blue 50%

Cyan 24% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 20% · Key 37%

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

Previews

CSS code for #79A080

.text { color: #79A080; }
.background { background-color: #79A080; }
.border { border: 3px solid #79A080; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(121, 160, 128); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(131, 17%, 55%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #79A080; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(121, 160, 128, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #79A080; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(121, 160, 128, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#79A080">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#79A080">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A07999:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #79A080: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #79A080

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 #79A080 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 #79A080 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

← #79A07F  ·  #79A081 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #79A080?

#79A080 is Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 121, 160, 128). Its closest standard named color is Gray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #79A080?

#79A080 is RGB 121, 160, 128 — HSL 131°, 17%, 55% — CMYK 24%, 0%, 20%, 37%.

What colors go with #79A080?

Its complement is #A07999; analogous partners are #85A079 and #79A093. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #79A080 for text?

Black text on #79A080 has a contrast ratio of 7.15:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.94:1.