Palettes / Colors / #899461

#899461 — Dusty Green

#899461 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 #899461 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.

#899461 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 #6C6194; it also sits naturally between #948661 and #6F9461. 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 54% · Green 58% · Blue 38%

Cyan 7% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 34% · Key 42%

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

Previews

CSS code for #899461

.text { color: #899461; }
.background { background-color: #899461; }
.border { border: 3px solid #899461; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(137, 148, 97); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(73, 21%, 48%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #899461; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(137, 148, 97, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #899461; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(137, 148, 97, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#899461">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#899461">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #6C6194:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #899461: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #899461

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 #899461 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 #899461 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 #899461?

#899461 is Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 137, 148, 97). Its closest standard named color is Gray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #899461?

#899461 is RGB 137, 148, 97 — HSL 73°, 21%, 48% — CMYK 7%, 0%, 34%, 42%.

What colors go with #899461?

Its complement is #6C6194; analogous partners are #948661 and #6F9461. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #899461 for text?

Black text on #899461 has a contrast ratio of 6.47:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.24:1.