Palettes / Colors / #8A987C

#8A987C — Dusty Green

#8A987C is a green color we call Dusty Green, closest to the named color Gray (#808080). It belongs to the green family.

#8A987C 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 #8A7C98; it also sits naturally between #98987C and #7C987C. 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 60% · Blue 49%

Cyan 9% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 18% · Key 40%

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

Previews

CSS code for #8A987C

.text { color: #8A987C; }
.background { background-color: #8A987C; }
.border { border: 3px solid #8A987C; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(138, 152, 124); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(90, 12%, 54%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #8A987C; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(138, 152, 124, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #8A987C; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(138, 152, 124, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#8A987C">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#8A987C">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #8A7C98:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #8A987C: #000000.

How #8A987C 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 #8A987C 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

← #8A987B  ·  #8A987D →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #8A987C?

#8A987C is Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 138, 152, 124). Its closest standard named color is Gray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #8A987C?

#8A987C is RGB 138, 152, 124 — HSL 90°, 12%, 54% — CMYK 9%, 0%, 18%, 40%.

What colors go with #8A987C?

Its complement is #8A7C98; analogous partners are #98987C and #7C987C. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #8A987C for text?

Black text on #8A987C has a contrast ratio of 6.86:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.06:1.