Palettes / Colors / #809D91

#809D91 — Dusty Green

#809D91 is a green color we call Dusty Green, closest to the named color SlateGray (#708090). It belongs to the green family.

#809D91 is a cool 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 #9D808C; it also sits naturally between #809D83 and #809B9D. 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 62% · Blue 57%

Cyan 18% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 8% · Key 38%

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

Previews

CSS code for #809D91

.text { color: #809D91; }
.background { background-color: #809D91; }
.border { border: 3px solid #809D91; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(128, 157, 145); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(155, 13%, 56%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #809D91; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(128, 157, 145, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #809D91; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(128, 157, 145, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#809D91">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#809D91">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #9D808C:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #809D91: #000000.

How #809D91 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 #809D91 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 #809D91?

#809D91 is Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 128, 157, 145). Its closest standard named color is SlateGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #809D91?

#809D91 is RGB 128, 157, 145 — HSL 155°, 13%, 56% — CMYK 18%, 0%, 8%, 38%.

What colors go with #809D91?

Its complement is #9D808C; analogous partners are #809D83 and #809B9D. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #809D91 for text?

Black text on #809D91 has a contrast ratio of 7.15:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.94:1.