Palettes / Colors / #809C69

#809C69 — Dusty Green

#809C69 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 #809C69 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.

#809C69 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 #85699B; it also sits naturally between #999B69 and #699B6C. 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 61% · Blue 41%

Cyan 18% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 33% · Key 39%

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

Previews

CSS code for #809C69

.text { color: #809C69; }
.background { background-color: #809C69; }
.border { border: 3px solid #809C69; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(128, 156, 105); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(93, 20%, 51%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #809C69; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(128, 156, 105, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #809C69; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(128, 156, 105, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#809C69">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#809C69">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #85699B:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #809C69: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #809C69

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 #809C69 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 #809C69 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

← #809C68  ·  #809C6A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #809C69?

#809C69 is Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 128, 156, 105). Its closest standard named color is Gray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #809C69?

#809C69 is RGB 128, 156, 105 — HSL 93°, 20%, 51% — CMYK 18%, 0%, 33%, 39%.

What colors go with #809C69?

Its complement is #85699B; analogous partners are #999B69 and #699B6C. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #809C69 for text?

Black text on #809C69 has a contrast ratio of 6.88:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.05:1.