Palettes / Colors / #9FA970

#9FA970 — Dusty Green

#9FA970 is a green color we call Dusty Green, closest to the named color DarkKhaki (#BDB76B). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkkhaki (#BDB76B) — not an exact match. CSS darkkhaki gives you #BDB76B, a different color; use #9FA970 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.

#9FA970 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 #7A70A9; it also sits naturally between #A99770 and #82A970. 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 66% · Blue 44%

Cyan 6% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 34% · Key 34%

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

Previews

CSS code for #9FA970

.text { color: #9FA970; }
.background { background-color: #9FA970; }
.border { border: 3px solid #9FA970; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(159, 169, 112); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(71, 25%, 55%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #9FA970; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(159, 169, 112, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #9FA970; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(159, 169, 112, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#9FA970">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#9FA970">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #7A70A9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #9FA970: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #9FA970

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 #9FA970 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 #9FA970 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 #9FA970?

#9FA970 is Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 159, 169, 112). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #9FA970?

#9FA970 is RGB 159, 169, 112 — HSL 71°, 25%, 55% — CMYK 6%, 0%, 34%, 34%.

What colors go with #9FA970?

Its complement is #7A70A9; analogous partners are #A99770 and #82A970. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #9FA970 for text?

Black text on #9FA970 has a contrast ratio of 8.38:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.50:1.