Palettes / Colors / #A2CDAC

#A2CDAC — Light Dusty Green

#A2CDAC 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 #A2CDAC 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.

#A2CDAC 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 #CDA2C3; it also sits naturally between #AECDA2 and #A2CDC2. 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 64% · Green 80% · Blue 67%

Cyan 21% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 16% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #A2CDAC

.text { color: #A2CDAC; }
.background { background-color: #A2CDAC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A2CDAC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(162, 205, 172); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(134, 30%, 72%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A2CDAC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(162, 205, 172, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A2CDAC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(162, 205, 172, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A2CDAC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A2CDAC">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CDA2C3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #A2CDAC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A2CDAC

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 #A2CDAC 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 #A2CDAC 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

← #A2CDAB  ·  #A2CDAD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #A2CDAC?

#A2CDAC is Light Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 162, 205, 172). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A2CDAC?

#A2CDAC is RGB 162, 205, 172 — HSL 134°, 30%, 72% — CMYK 21%, 0%, 16%, 20%.

What colors go with #A2CDAC?

Its complement is #CDA2C3; analogous partners are #AECDA2 and #A2CDC2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A2CDAC for text?

Black text on #A2CDAC has a contrast ratio of 11.86:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.77:1.