Palettes / Colors / #9CA577

#9CA577 — Dusty Green

#9CA577 is a green color we call Dusty Green, closest to the named color DarkSeaGreen (#8FBC8F). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkseagreen (#8FBC8F) — not an exact match. CSS darkseagreen gives you #8FBC8F, a different color; use #9CA577 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.

#9CA577 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 #8178A5; it also sits naturally between #A59878 and #86A578. 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 61% · Green 65% · Blue 47%

Cyan 5% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 28% · Key 35%

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

Previews

CSS code for #9CA577

.text { color: #9CA577; }
.background { background-color: #9CA577; }
.border { border: 3px solid #9CA577; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(156, 165, 119); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(72, 20%, 56%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #9CA577; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(156, 165, 119, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #9CA577; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(156, 165, 119, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#9CA577">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#9CA577">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #8178A5:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #9CA577: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #9CA577

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 #9CA577 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 #9CA577 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

← #9CA576  ·  #9CA578 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #9CA577?

#9CA577 is Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 156, 165, 119). Its closest standard named color is DarkSeaGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #9CA577?

#9CA577 is RGB 156, 165, 119 — HSL 72°, 20%, 56% — CMYK 5%, 0%, 28%, 35%.

What colors go with #9CA577?

Its complement is #8178A5; analogous partners are #A59878 and #86A578. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #9CA577 for text?

Black text on #9CA577 has a contrast ratio of 8.06:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.60:1.