Palettes / Colors / #A1BFAA

#A1BFAA — Light Dusty Green

#A1BFAA 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 #A1BFAA 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.

#A1BFAA 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 #BFA1B6; it also sits naturally between #A7BFA1 and #A1BFB9. 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 75% · Blue 67%

Cyan 16% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 11% · Key 25%

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

Previews

CSS code for #A1BFAA

.text { color: #A1BFAA; }
.background { background-color: #A1BFAA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A1BFAA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(161, 191, 170); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(138, 19%, 69%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A1BFAA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(161, 191, 170, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A1BFAA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(161, 191, 170, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A1BFAA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A1BFAA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BFA1B6:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #A1BFAA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A1BFAA

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 #A1BFAA 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 #A1BFAA 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

← #A1BFA9  ·  #A1BFAB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #A1BFAA?

#A1BFAA is Light Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 161, 191, 170). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A1BFAA?

#A1BFAA is RGB 161, 191, 170 — HSL 138°, 19%, 69% — CMYK 16%, 0%, 11%, 25%.

What colors go with #A1BFAA?

Its complement is #BFA1B6; analogous partners are #A7BFA1 and #A1BFB9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A1BFAA for text?

Black text on #A1BFAA has a contrast ratio of 10.55:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.99:1.