Palettes / Colors / #808D4E

#808D4E — Dusty Green

#808D4E is a green color we call Dusty Green, closest to the named color OliveDrab (#6B8E23). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: olivedrab (#6B8E23) — not an exact match. CSS olivedrab gives you #6B8E23, a different color; use #808D4E 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.

#808D4E 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 #5B4E8D; it also sits naturally between #8D7A4E and #618D4E. 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 50% · Green 55% · Blue 31%

Cyan 9% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 45% · Key 45%

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

Previews

CSS code for #808D4E

.text { color: #808D4E; }
.background { background-color: #808D4E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #808D4E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(128, 141, 78); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(72, 29%, 43%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #808D4E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(128, 141, 78, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #808D4E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(128, 141, 78, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#808D4E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#808D4E">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #5B4E8D:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #808D4E: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #808D4E

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 #808D4E 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 #808D4E 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 #808D4E?

#808D4E is Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 128, 141, 78). Its closest standard named color is OliveDrab.

What is the RGB and HSL of #808D4E?

#808D4E is RGB 128, 141, 78 — HSL 72°, 29%, 43% — CMYK 9%, 0%, 45%, 45%.

What colors go with #808D4E?

Its complement is #5B4E8D; analogous partners are #8D7A4E and #618D4E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #808D4E for text?

Black text on #808D4E has a contrast ratio of 5.84:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.60:1.