Palettes / Colors / #80965B

#80965B — Dusty Green

#80965B 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 #80965B 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.

#80965B 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 #705B95; it also sits naturally between #958D5B and #63955B. 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 59% · Blue 36%

Cyan 15% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 39% · Key 41%

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

Previews

CSS code for #80965B

.text { color: #80965B; }
.background { background-color: #80965B; }
.border { border: 3px solid #80965B; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(128, 150, 91); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(82, 24%, 47%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #80965B; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(128, 150, 91, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #80965B; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(128, 150, 91, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#80965B">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#80965B">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #705B95:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #80965B: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #80965B

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 #80965B 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 #80965B 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

← #80965A  ·  #80965C →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #80965B?

#80965B is Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 128, 150, 91). Its closest standard named color is Gray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #80965B?

#80965B is RGB 128, 150, 91 — HSL 82°, 24%, 47% — CMYK 15%, 0%, 39%, 41%.

What colors go with #80965B?

Its complement is #705B95; analogous partners are #958D5B and #63955B. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #80965B for text?

Black text on #80965B has a contrast ratio of 6.43:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.27:1.