Palettes / Colors / #809A79

#809A79 — Dusty Green

#809A79 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 #809A79 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.

#809A79 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 #93799A; it also sits naturally between #919A79 and #799A83. 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 47%

Cyan 17% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 21% · Key 40%

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

Previews

CSS code for #809A79

.text { color: #809A79; }
.background { background-color: #809A79; }
.border { border: 3px solid #809A79; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(128, 154, 121); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(107, 14%, 54%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #809A79; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(128, 154, 121, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #809A79; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(128, 154, 121, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#809A79">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#809A79">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #93799A:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #809A79: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #809A79

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 #809A79 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 #809A79 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

← #809A78  ·  #809A7A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #809A79?

#809A79 is Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 128, 154, 121). Its closest standard named color is Gray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #809A79?

#809A79 is RGB 128, 154, 121 — HSL 107°, 14%, 54% — CMYK 17%, 0%, 21%, 40%.

What colors go with #809A79?

Its complement is #93799A; analogous partners are #919A79 and #799A83. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #809A79 for text?

Black text on #809A79 has a contrast ratio of 6.82:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.08:1.