Palettes / Colors / #AACAAA

#AACAAA — Light Dusty Green

#AACAAA is a green color we call Light Dusty Green, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: silver (#C0C0C0) — not an exact match. CSS silver gives you #C0C0C0, a different color; use #AACAAA 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.

#AACAAA 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 #CAAACA; it also sits naturally between #BACAAA and #AACABA. 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 67% · Green 79% · Blue 67%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #AACAAA

.text { color: #AACAAA; }
.background { background-color: #AACAAA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AACAAA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(170, 202, 170); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(120, 23%, 73%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AACAAA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(170, 202, 170, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AACAAA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(170, 202, 170, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #AACAAA

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CAAACA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AACAAA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AACAAA

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 #AACAAA 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 #AACAAA 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

← #AACAA9  ·  #AACAAB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AACAAA?

#AACAAA is Light Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 170, 202, 170). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AACAAA?

#AACAAA is RGB 170, 202, 170 — HSL 120°, 23%, 73% — CMYK 16%, 0%, 16%, 21%.

What colors go with #AACAAA?

Its complement is #CAAACA; analogous partners are #BACAAA and #AACABA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AACAAA for text?

Black text on #AACAAA has a contrast ratio of 11.74:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.79:1.