Palettes / Colors / #809256

#809256 — Dusty Green

#809256 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 #809256 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.

#809256 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 #675591; it also sits naturally between #918555 and #619155. 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 57% · Blue 34%

Cyan 12% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 41% · Key 43%

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

Previews

CSS code for #809256

.text { color: #809256; }
.background { background-color: #809256; }
.border { border: 3px solid #809256; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(128, 146, 86); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(78, 26%, 45%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #809256; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(128, 146, 86, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #809256; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(128, 146, 86, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#809256">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#809256">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #675591:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #809256: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #809256

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 #809256 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 #809256 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 #809256?

#809256 is Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 128, 146, 86). Its closest standard named color is Gray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #809256?

#809256 is RGB 128, 146, 86 — HSL 78°, 26%, 45% — CMYK 12%, 0%, 41%, 43%.

What colors go with #809256?

Its complement is #675591; analogous partners are #918555 and #619155. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #809256 for text?

Black text on #809256 has a contrast ratio of 6.16:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.41:1.