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#ABB191 — Dusty Green

#ABB191 is a green color we call 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 #ABB191 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.

#ABB191 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 #9691B1; it also sits naturally between #B1A791 and #9BB191. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#ABB191 · RGB 171, 177, 145

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Color values

HEX#ABB191
RGB171, 177, 145
HSL71°, 17%, 63%
HSV71°, 18%, 69%
CMYK3%, 0%, 18%, 31%
XYZ37.63, 42.15, 32.94
Yxy42.15, 0.3338, 0.3739
CIE-Lab70.97, -7.74, 15.69
Hunter Lab64.92, -6.79, 12.28

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 67% · Green 69% · Blue 57%

Cyan 3% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 18% · Key 31%

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

Previews

Sample text in #ABB191 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #ABB191 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #ABB191

.text { color: #ABB191; }
.background { background-color: #ABB191; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ABB191; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(171, 177, 145); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(71, 17%, 63%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ABB191; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(171, 177, 145, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ABB191; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(171, 177, 145, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ABB191">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ABB191">Div content here</div>

Shades of #ABB191

#9DA47F#90976D#7F865F#6E7453#606548#4F543B#3E422F#2D3022#1C1E15#0B0C08

Tints of #ABB191

#B2B79A#BBC0A5#C2C6AE#C8CCB7#D1D5C3#D8DBCC#DFE1D5#E6E8DE#EFF0EA#F6F7F3

Tones of #ABB191

#AAAF92#A8AC95#A7AA97#A5A79A#A4A59C#A2A39F

Color harmonies

Complementary — #9691B1:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.23:1 Fails
Against black text9.43:1 AAA

Best text color on #ABB191: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ABB191

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #ABB191: ·

How #ABB191 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #AEAE99Deuteranopia · #ADAD9BTritanopia · #AB9FA0

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:

Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9EMaterial Light Green 500 · #8BC34ATailwind neutral 500 · #737373

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #ABB191 rather than the exact color:

Rustic Ruby Harbor
#ABB18E · #59875E · #3D7377 · #5E5CBB
Scarlet Ruby Solace
#823F50 · #B99570 · #ABB58F · #68BC6C
Palette Fff8e8
#FFF8E8 · #F7EED3 · #AAB396 · #674636
Honey Ruby Opal
#AEB48B · #7CBF81 · #6DB4B3 · #8990CE
Palette 1c352d
#1C352D · #A6B28B · #F5C9B0 · #F9F6F3
Modern Ruby Canyon
#B85C8F · #B48568 · #ADB796 · #43704E

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#ABB18E#ABB58F#AAB396#AEB48B#A6B28B#ADB796#ACB992#ADA991#A5B68D#B4B190#A9B388#B2B793

Browse neighbouring colors

← #ABB190  ·  #ABB192 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ABB191?

#ABB191 is Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 171, 177, 145). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ABB191?

#ABB191 is RGB 171, 177, 145 — HSL 71°, 17%, 63% — CMYK 3%, 0%, 18%, 31%.

What colors go with #ABB191?

Its complement is #9691B1; analogous partners are #B1A791 and #9BB191. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ABB191 for text?

Black text on #ABB191 has a contrast ratio of 9.43:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.23:1.