Palettes / Colors / #80997E

#80997E — Dusty Green

#80997E 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 #80997E 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.

#80997E 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 #987E9A; it also sits naturally between #8E9A7E and #7E9A8A. 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 60% · Blue 49%

Cyan 16% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 18% · Key 40%

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

Previews

CSS code for #80997E

.text { color: #80997E; }
.background { background-color: #80997E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #80997E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(128, 153, 126); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(116, 12%, 55%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #80997E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(128, 153, 126, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #80997E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(128, 153, 126, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#80997E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#80997E">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #987E9A:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #80997E: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #80997E

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 #80997E 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 #80997E 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 #80997E?

#80997E is Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 128, 153, 126). Its closest standard named color is Gray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #80997E?

#80997E is RGB 128, 153, 126 — HSL 116°, 12%, 55% — CMYK 16%, 0%, 18%, 40%.

What colors go with #80997E?

Its complement is #987E9A; analogous partners are #8E9A7E and #7E9A8A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #80997E for text?

Black text on #80997E has a contrast ratio of 6.78:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.10:1.