Palettes / Colors / #ABC280

#ABC280 — Muted Green

#ABC280 is a green color we call Muted Green, closest to the named color DarkKhaki (#BDB76B). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkkhaki (#BDB76B) — not an exact match. CSS darkkhaki gives you #BDB76B, a different color; use #ABC280 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.

#ABC280 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 #9780C2; it also sits naturally between #C2B880 and #8AC280. 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 76% · Blue 50%

Cyan 12% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 34% · Key 24%

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

Previews

CSS code for #ABC280

.text { color: #ABC280; }
.background { background-color: #ABC280; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ABC280; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(171, 194, 128); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(81, 35%, 63%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ABC280; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(171, 194, 128, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ABC280; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(171, 194, 128, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ABC280">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ABC280">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #9780C2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ABC280: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ABC280

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 #ABC280 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 #ABC280 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

← #ABC27F  ·  #ABC281 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ABC280?

#ABC280 is Muted Green, a green color (RGB 171, 194, 128). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ABC280?

#ABC280 is RGB 171, 194, 128 — HSL 81°, 35%, 63% — CMYK 12%, 0%, 34%, 24%.

What colors go with #ABC280?

Its complement is #9780C2; analogous partners are #C2B880 and #8AC280. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ABC280 for text?

Black text on #ABC280 has a contrast ratio of 10.76:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.95:1.