Palettes / Colors / #ABC28B

#ABC28B — Dusty Green

#ABC28B 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 #ABC28B 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.

#ABC28B 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 #A18AC1; it also sits naturally between #C1BD8A and #8FC18A. 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 55%

Cyan 12% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 28% · Key 24%

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

Previews

CSS code for #ABC28B

.text { color: #ABC28B; }
.background { background-color: #ABC28B; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ABC28B; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(171, 194, 139); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(85, 31%, 65%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ABC28B; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(171, 194, 139, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ABC28B; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(171, 194, 139, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ABC28B">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ABC28B">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A18AC1:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ABC28B: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ABC28B

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 #ABC28B 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 #ABC28B 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

← #ABC28A  ·  #ABC28C →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ABC28B?

#ABC28B is Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 171, 194, 139). Its closest standard named color is DarkSeaGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ABC28B?

#ABC28B is RGB 171, 194, 139 — HSL 85°, 31%, 65% — CMYK 12%, 0%, 28%, 24%.

What colors go with #ABC28B?

Its complement is #A18AC1; analogous partners are #C1BD8A and #8FC18A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ABC28B for text?

Black text on #ABC28B has a contrast ratio of 10.82:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.94:1.