Palettes / Colors / #A0BBAC

#A0BBAC — Light Dusty Green

#A0BBAC is a green color we call Light Dusty Green, closest to the named color DarkGray (#A9A9A9). It belongs to the green family.

#A0BBAC 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 #BBA0AF; it also sits naturally between #A1BBA0 and #A0BBBA. 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 63% · Green 73% · Blue 67%

Cyan 14% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 8% · Key 27%

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

Previews

CSS code for #A0BBAC

.text { color: #A0BBAC; }
.background { background-color: #A0BBAC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A0BBAC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(160, 187, 172); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(147, 17%, 68%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A0BBAC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(160, 187, 172, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A0BBAC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(160, 187, 172, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A0BBAC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A0BBAC">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BBA0AF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #A0BBAC: #000000.

How #A0BBAC 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 #A0BBAC 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

← #A0BBAB  ·  #A0BBAD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #A0BBAC?

#A0BBAC is Light Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 160, 187, 172). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A0BBAC?

#A0BBAC is RGB 160, 187, 172 — HSL 147°, 17%, 68% — CMYK 14%, 0%, 8%, 27%.

What colors go with #A0BBAC?

Its complement is #BBA0AF; analogous partners are #A1BBA0 and #A0BBBA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A0BBAC for text?

Black text on #A0BBAC has a contrast ratio of 10.20:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.06:1.