Palettes / Colors / #9ABCAF

#9ABCAF — Light Dusty Green

#9ABCAF is a green color we call Light Dusty Green, closest to the named color DarkGray (#A9A9A9). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkgray (#A9A9A9) — not an exact match. CSS darkgray gives you #A9A9A9, a different color; use #9ABCAF 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.

#9ABCAF is a cool 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 #BC9AA7; it also sits naturally between #9ABC9E and #9AB8BC. 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 60% · Green 74% · Blue 69%

Cyan 18% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 7% · Key 26%

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

Previews

CSS code for #9ABCAF

.text { color: #9ABCAF; }
.background { background-color: #9ABCAF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #9ABCAF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(154, 188, 175); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(157, 20%, 67%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #9ABCAF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(154, 188, 175, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #9ABCAF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(154, 188, 175, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BC9AA7:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #9ABCAF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #9ABCAF

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 #9ABCAF 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 #9ABCAF 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 #9ABCAF?

#9ABCAF is Light Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 154, 188, 175). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #9ABCAF?

#9ABCAF is RGB 154, 188, 175 — HSL 157°, 20%, 67% — CMYK 18%, 0%, 7%, 26%.

What colors go with #9ABCAF?

Its complement is #BC9AA7; analogous partners are #9ABC9E and #9AB8BC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #9ABCAF for text?

Black text on #9ABCAF has a contrast ratio of 10.19:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.06:1.