Palettes / Colors / #ABB488

#ABB488 — Dusty Green

#ABB488 is a green color we call Dusty Green, closest to the named color DarkSeaGreen (#8FBC8F). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkseagreen (#8FBC8F) — not an exact match. CSS darkseagreen gives you #8FBC8F, a different color; use #ABB488 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.

#ABB488 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 #9188B4; it also sits naturally between #B4A788 and #95B488. 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 71% · Blue 53%

Cyan 5% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 24% · Key 29%

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

Previews

CSS code for #ABB488

.text { color: #ABB488; }
.background { background-color: #ABB488; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ABB488; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(171, 180, 136); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(72, 23%, 62%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ABB488; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(171, 180, 136, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ABB488; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(171, 180, 136, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ABB488">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ABB488">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #9188B4:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ABB488: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ABB488

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 #ABB488 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 #ABB488 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #ABB488?

#ABB488 is Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 171, 180, 136). Its closest standard named color is DarkSeaGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ABB488?

#ABB488 is RGB 171, 180, 136 — HSL 72°, 23%, 62% — CMYK 5%, 0%, 24%, 29%.

What colors go with #ABB488?

Its complement is #9188B4; analogous partners are #B4A788 and #95B488. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ABB488 for text?

Black text on #ABB488 has a contrast ratio of 9.62:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.18:1.