Palettes / Colors / #9DAD85

#9DAD85 — Dusty Green

#9DAD85 is a green color we call Dusty Green, closest to the named color DarkSeaGreen (#8FBC8F). It belongs to the green family.

#9DAD85 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 #9585AD; it also sits naturally between #ADA985 and #89AD85. 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 62% · Green 68% · Blue 52%

Cyan 9% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 23% · Key 32%

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

Previews

CSS code for #9DAD85

.text { color: #9DAD85; }
.background { background-color: #9DAD85; }
.border { border: 3px solid #9DAD85; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(157, 173, 133); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(84, 20%, 60%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #9DAD85; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(157, 173, 133, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #9DAD85; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(157, 173, 133, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#9DAD85">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#9DAD85">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #9585AD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #9DAD85: #000000.

How #9DAD85 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 #9DAD85 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 #9DAD85?

#9DAD85 is Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 157, 173, 133). Its closest standard named color is DarkSeaGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #9DAD85?

#9DAD85 is RGB 157, 173, 133 — HSL 84°, 20%, 60% — CMYK 9%, 0%, 23%, 32%.

What colors go with #9DAD85?

Its complement is #9585AD; analogous partners are #ADA985 and #89AD85. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #9DAD85 for text?

Black text on #9DAD85 has a contrast ratio of 8.75:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.40:1.