Palettes / Colors / #809F65

#809F65 — Dusty Green

#809F65 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 #809F65 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.

#809F65 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 #84659F; it also sits naturally between #9D9F65 and #659F67. 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 40%

Cyan 19% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 36% · Key 38%

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

Previews

CSS code for #809F65

.text { color: #809F65; }
.background { background-color: #809F65; }
.border { border: 3px solid #809F65; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(128, 159, 101); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(92, 23%, 51%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #809F65; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(128, 159, 101, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #809F65; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(128, 159, 101, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#809F65">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#809F65">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #84659F:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #809F65: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #809F65

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 #809F65 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 #809F65 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

← #809F64  ·  #809F66 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #809F65?

#809F65 is Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 128, 159, 101). Its closest standard named color is Gray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #809F65?

#809F65 is RGB 128, 159, 101 — HSL 92°, 23%, 51% — CMYK 19%, 0%, 36%, 38%.

What colors go with #809F65?

Its complement is #84659F; analogous partners are #9D9F65 and #659F67. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #809F65 for text?

Black text on #809F65 has a contrast ratio of 7.07:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.97:1.